Yasmine Allas

Yasmine Allas (, ; born 1967) is a Somali-Dutch actress and writer.

Personal life Allas was born in 1967 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Her family was wealthy, with her father serving as a General in the Somali army.

Allas attended a local private school, where she learned Italian and English.

In Amsterdam, Allas attended drama school.

Allas is Muslim.

Career Allas began her acting career in the late 1980s in Amsterdam, performing with The Trust theater group. She likewise performed with various ensembles, and had her own solo show.

Besides acting and writing, Allas is also a Muslim activist. She is a member of the Marhaba Organisation, an Islamic socio-cultural foundation with a focus on strengthening bonds between local communities. She is also a member of the Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE), a global program, social network and grassroots social justice movement led by Muslim women. In addition, Allas was a participant in the American Society for Muslim Advancement's Muslim Leaders of Tomorrow initiative. She is also a part of the Global Experts group of professional analysts, with media and female rights in North Africa, the Middle East and Europe as her area of expertise.

Works Idil, A Girl (Idil, een meisje), 1998 The General with Six Fingers (De generaal met de zes vingers), 2001 The Blue Room (De blauwe kamer), 2004 Uprooted but Still Home (Ontheemd en toch thuis), 2006 A Handed-Down History (Een nagelaten verhaal), 2010