I am a proud Scottish-Palestinian, raised in Dundee, Scotland. I graduated in 2005 with an MA in Politics and returned to University in 2018 to obtain my Masters in Counselling. I started my private practise ‘NY Counselling & Training’ which has just celebrated its first birthday. I previously worked for a Member of the Scottish Parliament for 8 years and prior to that I was in the third sector as a Development Manager for an equalities organisation. In May 2021, I was elected as a Councillor for Dundee City Council, becoming Dundee’s first Muslim female Councillor.