Amal Muntaser Eltayeb Ibrahim, A 19 year old Architecture student at the University of Khartoum. She was born in Copenhagen and stayed there for 3 years, then came to Sudan, 2 years later she moved to England for a year which gave her a love of languages. She came back when she was 6 and went to two different schools, which made timid and lacking acceptance by her peers for the difference of her behavior. She co- founded a group with Amna Khalid on Facebook called “More Than Excepted: Young Sudanese Women United”. She also wrote an article called the women of my generation for the Ghada awards which was inspired by Dr Nahid Mohammed Elhassan articles about women. She considers her mother and grandmother her role models along with Dr. Nahid and Ghandi. Her ultimate goal is to win a noble peace prize and to help people achieve peace. She also plans to volunteer in NGOs and with builders without borders. She likes to go to new places, listen to classical music and learn to play the cello and piano. She is planning on getting another degree in psychology besides architecture which she wishes to achieve. Quote:”my interest and love of psychology made me looks into and research the topic, and my strong belief in the need of encouragement and development in young women made me want to reach out and talk about the idea “.
