Yassmin Abdel-Magied
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screenwriter + novelist newsletter yassmin.substack.com. @yassmin_a on most other socials
"I've always been obsessed with how something that we think is an engineering failure is almost always a human failure, a failure of people to listen to each other."
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From oil rigs to Emmerdale: an interview with author Yassmin Abdel-Magied
@yassmin.bsky.social
, whose debut novel At Sea
@canongate.co.uk
is a āmust readā on
@dualipa.bsky.social
ās Service95 Q&A by
@luciaoc.bsky.social
www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-y...
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Was brilliant to chat to Lucia Osborne-Crowley for The Nerve about my new novel
#AtSea
and standing up to truthā¦
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āIt costs less than we think to stand up for truthā: author Yassmin Abdel-Magied on the power of āwilful womenā
The Sudanese Australian writer, a former oil rig engineer, talks to Lucia Osborne-Crowley about her new novel featuring a female outsider trying to stop a Deepwater Horizon-type disaster ā and being a...
https://www.thenerve.news/p/novelist-yassmin-abdel-magied-interview-at-sea-oil-rig-emmerdale-deepwater-horizon
about 3 hours ago
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I do not use Amazon. I do not buy from Amazon. But I DO !!! check the book reviews on Amazon (I know, I know) - and I love
#AtSea
is finally getting its flowers on that old monopolistic ecommerce site!!! š„¹ Praise Be!
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13 days ago
Another excellent
@writersfest.bc.ca
event with @taramcguire chatting with new authors
@taragereaux.bsky.social
@lizjohnston.bsky.social
and
@yassmin.bsky.social
#booksandideas
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TWO MORE DAYS TO PRE-ORDER
#ATSEA
in the UK at 20% OFF!!! From an indie bookshop!! Get your hands on a copy of the book people are calling 'thrilling' and 'A smart, razor-sharp takedown of the machismo of Big Oil' !!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/at-s...
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āWe have been treated extremely brutally,ā Al-Karib says. āI think Sudanese [people] will remember this for generations.ā My interview with
@halaalkarib.bsky.social
for
@prospectmagazine.co.uk
on Sudan entering the 4th year of the counterrevolutionary war
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people...
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Hala Al-Karib: Sexual violence is meant to crush the spirit
The womenās rights activist on three years of war in Sudanāand the worldās part in the catastrophe
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people/73146/hala-al-karib-sexual-violence-is-meant-to-crush-the-spirit-sudan-war
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Pegasus Books
22 days ago
AT SEA is out on May 5th, 2026! Preorder now:
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At Sea
A propulsive novel of ambition, greed, and the deadly fury of Mother Nature, as a female driller takes charge of an isolated offshore oil rig with ...
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/At-Sea/Y-M-Abdel-Magied/9798897101078
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Pegasus Books
22 days ago
Los Angeles lit fic fans! We have an event for you! Join AT SEA author
@yassmin.bsky.social
at
@vromansbookstore.bsky.social
on May 9th to discuss one of the "Must Read Books of 2026" (according to
@dualipa.bsky.social
!). Tickets and more information below:
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AT SEA: Y.M. Abdel-Magied in Conversation with Safia Elhillo
Debut author Y.M. Abdel-Magied presents At Sea, a propulsive novel of ambition, greed, and the deadly fury of Mother Nature.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-sea-ym-abdel-magied-in-conversation-with-safia-elhillo-tickets-1988053189607?aff=oddtdtcreator
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GIRLS, SHE'S ON TOUR!! Come hang out with my somewhere in the world for the launch of my literary novel,
#AtSea
! Tickets for dates here-
yassminam.com/upcoming-events
23 days ago
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Nehad
about 1 month ago
A tale as old as time (or more precisely 2017/18) when they did the same to
@yassmin.bsky.social
. Great analysis by
@antoinettelattouf.bsky.social
, Dr Richard Bean and
@ettemedia.bsky.social
www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...
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ETTE-SCLUSIVE: Data exposes The Australianās campaign against Dr Randa Abdel- Fattah
A sweeping data investigation reveals what appears to be a sustained, coordinated media offensive by News Corp's The Australian targeting Palestinian-Egyptian academic and author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah...
https://www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-media-pile-on-randa-abdel-fattah/
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Jess
about 2 months ago
This is so good and so evocative. "When I think of my homeland before 2023, [...], I think of my wedding, where we invited a group of āforeignersā and they found this country they knew so little about would become one of their favourite." <3
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OlĆŗfįŗ¹Ģmi O. TĆ”Ćwò
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"This war would not be happening were it not for the revolution, and most importantly, the success of the non-violent, civilian movement that overthrew the authoritarian dictatorship of Omar Al-Bashir." on the ongoing counterrevolution in Sudan
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"āincomprehensibleā... I would balk at describing this as deliberate framing from the belligerent warring parties. Rather, this framing suits outside stakeholders & observers...who have yet to entirely move away from the colonial & imperial understanding of Sudan and wars on the African continent."
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"If I hear the phrase āforgottenā with respect to Sudan one more time, I might scream" My latest on Sudan:
thecontrapuntal.com/sudan-war-ya...
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied on Sudan: āIf I Hear āForgottenā One More Time, I Might Screamā - The Contrapuntal
For Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Sudan emerges beyond warās shadow and reductive narratives, challenging apathy, confronting historical amnesia, and insisting on deeply human storytelling.
https://thecontrapuntal.com/sudan-war-yassmin-abdel-magied/
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The podcast ep Iāve been working on for months about my aunt in Sudan is finally out!!
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5...
An incredibly inspiring story - please have a listen wherever you get your podcasts!!
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#5 Hanabneehu: Rebuilding Sudan, One Class at a Time
Podcast Episode Ā· More Muslim Ā· 19 March Ā· 36m
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/5-hanabneehu-rebuilding-sudan-one-class-at-a-time/id1872019004?i=1000756086483
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also if you missed my event last night⦠fear not! hereās me on a fabulous panel talking the book that: - started it all - was read in one sitting - cheers me up - changed my mind - would take on a desert island. What are your answers?!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWK...
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Hay Festival Presents... A Night of Pleasure
YouTube video by Hay Festival
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWKyMQ65Qo
2 months ago
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Hari/ą“¹ą“°ą“æ/हरि/ŁŲ±Ł
2 months ago
And including the response from Mercy Fekadu. I think her 2nd and 3rd points were the main ones on my mind as I was reading the piece.
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A Crisis of Conflict Resolution, Not Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
A response to āThe Demise of Conflict Studiesā from our winter issue, followed by a reply by the authors.
https://dissentmagazine.org/online_articles/a-crisis-of-conflict-resolution-not-conflict-studies/
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Hari/ą“¹ą“°ą“æ/हरि/ŁŲ±Ł
2 months ago
This is an excellent, thought-provoking piece by
@wlacher.bsky.social
and
@yguichaoua.bsky.social
discussing the subject (and industry) around conflict studies. Its a piece I'll be chewing on for the next couple of days, and something I've been feeling as well
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The Demise of Conflict Studies - Dissent Magazine
An entire industry specializing in mediation, peacekeeping, disarmament, and transitional justice has become largely obsolete.
https://dissentmagazine.org/article/the-demise-of-conflict-studies/
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SILVERBROOK LOVEEEEE š¤©š¤©š¤©š¤©š¤©š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
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ramadan mubarak haboobs x
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RARE chance to pre-order AT SEA at a discount!! Waterstones are running a promo until Friday - use the code FEB26 at the checkout and get a whole 25% OFF!! Run, don't walk to
www.waterstones.com/book/at-sea/...
and get the book they're calling 'Required reading for the Petroleum Age'
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At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied | Waterstones
Buy At Sea by Y.M. Abdel-Magied from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/at-sea/y-m-abdel-magied/9781837264032
3 months ago
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It never gets old!!! My next episode of
#Emmerdale
- one of Britain's longest running and most beloved continuing dramas - is airing TONIGHT!
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ā¦and thatās a wrap on the SILVERBROOK Tour!!! Twenty schools (!), almost 5000 students⦠what a time!! HUGE thanks to my team at Hachette and all the incredible booksellers, teachers and librarians who made this happen! Even bigger thanks to all the young people for their attention and curiosity āŗļø
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Iāve been a reporter on this new podcast exploring the Muslim experienceā¦āwith all its messinessā. The first two eps of the podcast are out now:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m...
my episodes (on a professor teaching during the Sudanese war, and Islamic psychology in the age of AI) will be out soon!
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More Muslim
Documentary Podcast Ā· More Muslim is a narrative audio documentary series that explores the Muslim experience, with all its messiness. Each episode is a narrative, transhistorical journey into one asp...
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/more-muslim/id1872019004
4 months ago
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SHEāS HEREEEEEEEEE!!!! Today is the DAY, yall!! Say MASHALLAHā¦! A
@thebookseller.com
Top Ten Picks for Jan, Yumna and the Golden Horse is the first in my new SILVERBROOK series, about a group of Muslim teens in a small English village which is not as sleepy as it looks.
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A little Q&A on
#Silverbrook
- WHICH CAME OUT TODAYYYYY!!!
goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/yass...
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied on Silverbrook: Yunna and the Golden Horse - Good Reading Magazine
YASSMIN ABDEL-MAGIED 's Silverbrook is a thrilling middle grade fantasy adventure that highlights the power of community. Read on for a Q&A with the autho
https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/yassmin-abdel-magied-on-silverbrook-yunna-and-the-golden-horse/
4 months ago
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Values based realism. Principled and pragmatic. This is what Canadaās PM talked about as the future of geopolitical alliances. We are in such a moment - a reshaping of the world as we know it.
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Prospect Magazine
4 months ago
Anyone who believes in civilian self-determination should pay attention to Sudan, writes
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Not only because of the scale of the horror, but because the inaction of the international community tells despots around the globe that it is acceptable.
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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Has DUA LIPA read my book? I donāt know, but looks like her team certainly has! Thanks @Service95 for highlighting
#AtSea
as one of the releases to look forward to in 2026, what a treat to wake up to!! Alhamdulilah. Pre-order at
buythebook.online/at-sea
today!! š š š
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17 SLEEPS LEFT UNTIL THE SECRETS OF SLEEPY
#SILVERBROOK
ARE REVEALED⦠Yumna and the Golden Horse is the first in my new series, a magical fantasy adventure set in a (not-so-sleepy) English village. Think Famous Five meets Encanto, if they were Muslim. š OUT 29 JAN!! PRE ORDER -
geni.us/Silverbrook
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Prospect Magazine
4 months ago
Sudanās war is not ānihilisticā chaos, nor is it a ācivil conflictā, writes
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
This is a war against civilians, punishment for the peopleās audacity in standing up to the military regimeāand the international community is enabling it.
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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www.ft.com/content/836e...
I think it's absolutely wild to be turning property in E1 - super central in an area where rent is already hella high - INTO DATA CENTERS
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Data centre plan provokes anger over future of former Truman Brewery
East London landmark is latest site in capital to be identified for high-tech redevelopment
https://www.ft.com/content/836e66f9-ba71-41f0-988a-61350f433c23
4 months ago
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Got such a lovely review from the team at
@thecandidbookclub.bsky.social
for
#ATSEA
!! Remember, out in May inshallah and you can pre-order here:
buythebook.online/at-sea
(Also so many other AMAZING books I want to read š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹š„¹
youtu.be/8k3xoMrNafk?...
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The 2026 books you need to check out!
YouTube video by The Candid Book Club
https://youtu.be/8k3xoMrNafk?si=0kGufqTM8PKRlJWt&t=463
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Prospect Magazine
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Anyone who believes in civilian self-determination should pay attention to Sudan, writes
@yassmin.bsky.social.
Not only because of the scale of the horror, but because the inaction of the international community tells despots around the globe that it is acceptable.
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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My latest, the first for 2026 - a reminder that the Sudanese people are forever inspiring.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa...
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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ProdigalHoosier
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@yassmin.bsky.social
is such a wonderful writer. I just read an older piece she wrote on grieving the loss of a career that hit me in the feels...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2018...
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I wanted to make jokes about my destroyed career, but all I felt was grief | Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Ushered out of my job, my mental health spiralling, reputation in shambles, I felt a deep, cavernous sense of loss for my once optimistic self
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2018/aug/28/i-wanted-to-make-jokes-about-my-destroyed-career-but-all-i-felt-was-grief
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Sudanās war is not ānihilisticā chaos, nor is it a ācivil conflictā, writes
@yassmin.bsky.social.
This is a war against civilians, punishment for the peopleās audacity in standing up to the military regimeāand the international community is enabling it.
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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"Sudanese people are determined to live lives of dignity, freedom and peace, and have demonstrated their commitment to this ideal. But they cannot achieve a just peace on their own. The question is, who will heed their calls?" asks
@yassmin.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa...
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Sudanās story is far from a tragedy
The countryās revolution was a successful and nonviolent democratic uprising. The west should remember that
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/africa/sudan/72001/sudans-story-is-far-from-a-tragedy
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So honoured to have been able to have this conversation with Malak Aldean ! Might have been a bit too honest (?) about my feels re different industries but am I wrong? I duno, you tell me!
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Broadcasting: Yassmin Abdel-Magied
The Sudanese-Australian writer, broadcaster and social advocate on language, identity and the freedom of not fitting in.
https://substack.com/home/post/p-181732397
5 months ago
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Marsha (Canadian)š
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One thing I would do to hurry up payments around this time of year is tell them āmy accountant is harassing me about year end, can you pay this invoice before the holidaysā
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Please pay your freelancers before Christmas.
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WE DID IT!! Together, with your incredible donations and bids, we successfully raised £19,000 GBP ($25,330 USD) through the Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction. Alhamdulilah!!!
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Reminder last few hours on the auction:
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
We're at 16.5k... let's see how much we can raise inshallah!!!
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Reminder last few hours on the auction:
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
We're at 16.5k... let's see how much we can raise inshallah!!!
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https://app.galabid.com/creatives4sudan/items
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Elias Jahshan
6 months ago
Proud to be taking part in this. There are so many wonderful things by so many wonderful artists that you can bid for! For my part, Iām giving away a first edition copy of THIS QUEER ARAB FAMILY, signed by me. Place your bids now!
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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Larisa Aitch
6 months ago
9 days to go, yāall - go check it out, hereās some v cool stuff been donated
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Canongate
6 months ago
There's a lot of good things worth bidding for here, in the
#creativesforsudan
auction, please take a look and help fundraising for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher.
@yassmin.bsky.social
, via
@sdnsolidarity.bsky.social
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BID4SUDAN!!!
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THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!! THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!! THE CREATIVES4SUDAN AUCTION IS NOW LIVE!!!!
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