The guest speaker at Sydney Rotary Club's online meeting at 6:30pm on Tue 15 September will be WA Federal MP, Dr Anne Aly. She is author of the book, Finding My Place. From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman.”

In 2016, Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counter-terrorism expert to be elected to Federal Parliament. She was also most probably the first parliamentarian to have seen Zoolander 23 times!

Anne who is an internationally renowned expert in counter-terrorism and counter radicalisation, has published over 100 articles and books on topics related to terrorism and international security. She is committed to working with all levels of government to make our families and communities safe.

Anne is the founder of Australia’s first non-government organisation to combat violent extremism. People against Violent Extremism (PaVE) is a not for profit organisation that developed a social media campaign against violent extremism and delivered a series of hackathons to harness young people’s skills and talents to address issues in their communities.

In 2011, Anne was inducted into the WA Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2014, she was named one of Australia’s 100 most Influential Women by Westpac/Financial Review. In 2016, she was nominated for the Australian of the Year and received the prestigious Australian Security Medal.

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