Moroccan-Italian Yasmine Ouirhrane receives the Young European of the Year award

On April the 13th at a European Youth meeting in Brussels, Moroccan-Italian Yasmine Ouirhane was awarded the Young European of the Year prize. She received this award by the Schwarzkopf Foundation Young Europe in March, as a recognition of her efforts in the fight against inequality.

?A month ago, as I announced my award, I was the target of hundreds of messages of hate, threats, insults. Yesterday, I finally spoke my truth, so please share and amplify my message of peace ????
FULL SPEECH: https://t.co/6ErERaFp1h @Youth_Forum @SchwarzkopfStfg pic.twitter.com/3hzCi8JWtj

— Yasmine O. (@yasmineojay) 14 avril 2019

The 23-year-old student at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Bordeaux was also recognized for her commitment to women's equality and equal opportunities in terms of migrant integration in Europe.

Yasmine Ouirhrane is a member of the Women Deliver Young Leaders Program and she participated in the organization of the Yo! Fest 2018 for young people and politics.

The jury of the Schwarzkopf Foundation was composed of the president, André Schmitz-Schwarzkopf, two former winners and two European representatives.