Samah
Hadid

Speaker Profile

Samah is a 20-something human rights activist advocating for the rights of minorities, women and children on a national and international scale.

She was selected as the 2010 Australian Youth Representative to the United Nations and completed a fellowship with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Samah has advised national governments and international organizations on youth policy, multiculturalism and human rights issues. Her advisory roles have included Youth Representative on the Australian National Commission for UNESCO, member of Amnesty International's Diversity Steering Committee, Action Partner for Oxfam International Youth Partnerships, and member of the National Youth Roundtable. She was also selected as a participant to the Prime Minister's 2020 Summit and a member of the UN Expert Group on Youth.

Samah has also volunteered with the Muslim Women Association for seven years, working with young muslim women on gender empowerment and human rights education.

She has completed a Bachelor of Economics and Social Sciences (Political Science) at the University of Sydney and currently completing her Masters in Human Rights Law.

She has been recognized for her volunteer work as the CRC Young Volunteer of the Year, UWS Young Woman from the West, finalist for NSW Young Person of the Year and received a human rights commendation award. She was also voted as one of the top 100 Leaders of Tomorrow by the St Gallen Institute.

Samah is a regular commentator on ABC24 newsmakers, ABC's Q&A program, and also published several opinion pieces for Fairfax media as well as co authored the book The Future by Us.

Samah is also a performance artist and playwright and is currently developing The Burqa Monologues.

Travels from New South Wales