They Made It: Shrouk Al-Attar

Shrouk El-Attar is an electronics design engineer who was born in Egypt and has been living in the United Kingdom as a refugee since 2007. She is an activist for refugee rights in the UK, and for LGBT rights in her native Egypt.Shrouk performs as a belly dancer in an act called "Dancing Queer", to raise funds for legal defence fees for LGBT people in Egypt, and to help with relocation for those persecuted and at risk because of their gender or sexuality. In this episode we talk about her career to date, how she became an engineer and how she is continuing the fight for others to have access to the opportunities that were denied to her at the time. You can follow Shrouk and the incredible work that she does:Instagram @DancingQueerOfficialwww.shro.ukLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shroukel-attar/(Badass Engineers is available on Shrouk’s linked in and Instagram) And here!https://anchor.fm/shrouk-el-attarThis episode is sponsored by RS Grassroots the Engineering & Technology Youth Empowerment team at RS Components.They want to develop the future Engineering workforce by supporting everyone from first-year students through to aspiring entrepreneurs. They create valuable opportunities, activities & experiences for students and young people all around the world, aiming to bridge the gap between university & the workplace.https://uk.rs-online.com/web/generalDisplay.html?id=Grass-RootsRuth Amos is an inventor and engineer from the UK. She co-run Kids Invent Stuff with her friend Shawn Brown. You can follow Ruth on:InstagramTwitterFacebookWebsiteMixing and Mastering by Jack Pashley