Zahra Al Hilaly — Youth Public Speaker Australia

Zahra Al Hilaly is an advocate. As a young Muslim woman living in the 21st century, Zahra believes her voice is powerful. Zahra is also an advocate for the resilience of young people against drug and alcohol abuse, peer pressure and bullying. With her experience speaking at the National States Constitutional Convention in Canberra, Zahra hopes to be a voice for those who have been mistreated because of their racial background, religious background or gender.

The Shout Out Speakers’ Podcast celebrates the voices of all young people in Australia. Our simple aim is to inspire hope in anyone who listens to our unique stories about courage, resilience, creativity and more!

Our agency is run through the Youth Affairs Council of Western Australia, and you can book us for your next school assembly, conference or community event at www.yacwa.org.au/shoutout/.

The stories in this podcast were written, prepared and recorded by young people in Perth, Western Australia, after two days’ of leadership and public speaking training in 2018.

Podcast produced by Taku Mbudzi and Josh Martin in Melbourne and Percy Kalino in Perth.