Nasrin Husseini is an Afghan-born Canadian advocate of
refugee
A refugee, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), is a person "forced to flee their own country and seek safety in another country. They are unable to return to their own country because of feared persecution as ...
s, veterinary
research
Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...
er, and a food activist, working to remake the food system.
Her research focuses on advancing animal health through breeding and improving the productivity of the food derived from farm animals.
In 2021, she was part of the
100 Women BBC list, which includes the most inspiring and influential women in the world.
Biography
Nasrin Husseini was born in Afghanistan and spent her childhood as a refugee in Iran.
After the fall of the
Taliban
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, she moved back to Afghanistan in 2004.
She was in the second class of women to graduate from the veterinary medicine program at
Kabul University
Kabul University (KU; ) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd District of the capital Kabul near the Ministry of Higher Education. It was founded in 1931 by King Mohammed Nadir Shah, wh ...
in 2010.
In 2010, she relocated to Toronto, Canada as a refugee due to discrimination she experienced as an educated woman in Afghanistan, and she enrolled at
University of Guelph
The University of Guelph (abbreviated U of G) is a comprehensive Public university, public research university in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1964 after the amalgamation of Ontario Agricultural College (1874), the MacDonald I ...
.
Her family joined her in Canada in 2018.
She received a
master of science
A Master of Science (; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree. In contrast to the Master of Arts degree, the Master of Science degree is typically granted for studies in sciences, engineering and medici ...
degree in
immunology
Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of Immune system, immune systems in all Organism, organisms.
Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the Physiology, physiological functioning of the immune system in ...
in 2020
with her thesis ''Resilience of High Immune Responder Beef Cattle in the Context of Climate Change'' (2020). After graduation, Husseini began working for the University of Guelph as a veterinary researcher in the immunology lab.
In 2021, Husseini was volunteering for Hazara Humanitarian Services in
Brampton
Brampton is a city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario, and the regional seat of the Regional Municipality of Peel. It is part of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and is a List of municipalities in Ontario#L ...
, assisting the
Hazara people from Afghanistan in settling in Canada;
and for the Bookies Youth Program, promoting Afghan literacy and storytelling for children.
See also
*
List of women climate scientists and activists
References
External links
Profileat Arrell Food Institute at University of Guelph
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Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
Afghan emigrants to Canada
Kabul University alumni
University of Guelph alumni
Women environmentalists
Afghan women activists
Child refugees
Afghan refugees
Year of birth missing (living people)
Canadian Sunni Muslims