Yasmin Abdel-Hak

Yasmin Abdel-hak

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I am Yasmin Abdel-Hak, I was born and raised in Denmark in a multicultural family. My family is from around the world, all the way from Copenhagen, Denmark to Cairo, Egypt through Texas and Florida, USA. In other words, I am a so-called third culture child. I am a human rights lawyer, specialized in human rights violations in the Middle East, and I also hold a Master of Contemporary Middle Eastern Studies, specializing in Saudi Arabia.

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Yasmin Abdel-Hak

Episodes

P1 Orientering 27.01.2026

Var i P1 Orientering forleden. Om Trumps retorik og hvorfor det er problematisk at have et oprør uden en egentlig samlingsfigur. https://www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/p1-orientering/p1-orientering-2026/torsdag-15-januar-2026-11802610034

1. Egypt as the indispensable host 18.10.2025 0:10

Egypt’s real success lay in owning the stage. Hosting the summit reaffirmed Cairo’s role as the regional mediator of last resort — a position it has fought to retain amid the growing assertiveness of Gulf diplomacy (especially from Saudi Arabia and the UAE) and new power brokers like Qatar and Turkey. By convening rivals — […]

Abu Dhabi – Debunking myths 07.10.2023 0:32

What is Abu Dhabi about? What is life like as an immigrant there? How does a young nation build a strong identity? Today we will be looking into life as an immigrant in Abu Dhabi. Co-founder of Corail Consultancy, Paul Werné has been working and living in Abu Dhabi for 10 years, and has worked […]

Nye tider på vej i Egypten? 26.08.2023

I denne uges udgave af Bag om Mellemøsten kigger på vi den nylige benådning af en af Egyptens førende aktivister Ahmed Douma, som var en af bannerførerne under og efter revolutionen i landet i 2011. Douma sad fængslet siden 2013. Både politikere og fremtrædende personer har gennem flere år opfordret landets præsident Abdel Fattah al […]

Bag om Libanon 26.08.2023 34:57

Bag om Mellemøsten kaster et blik på de mange forskellige kulturer i regionens lande. Udefra bliver landene oftest skåret over én kam, og reduceret til blot at være et område med krig, muslimer og arabere. Men helt så enkelt er det ikke. Landene i området er meget forskellige hver især. Libanon er med sin over […]

De dansende drenge fra Afghanistan 01.07.2023 0:15

De dansende drenge fra Afghanistan 30.06.2023 0:15

Dansen om Saudi-Arabien 28.06.2023 0:15

Kampen omkring Saudi-Arabien. Kina er blevet den nye spiller i regionen, og USA risikerer at miste sin nøgle position i Mellemøsten

Podcast 26.06.2023 0:15

Dansen om Saudi-Arabien

Female Agency 12.12.2022 40:34

In this last episode of Season 2 and 2022, my guest from Episode 9, Danish-Egyptian, Yasmin Abdel-Hak, starts by interviewing me, Australian, Louise Ross, the host of Women Who Walk podcast. Halfway through the episode, we switch, and I interview Yasmin. Ahead of time, we decided that the focus of our conversation would be female […]