Halima El Abassi
Halima El Abassi | |
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| Born | April 9, 1978 Hedehusene, Denmark |
| Occupation(s) | Social worker, academic researcher, public commentator |
| Known for | Studies on social control and honor-related conflicts; Chair of the Council for Ethnic Minorities since 2018 |
Halima El Abassi (born 9 April 1978) is a Danish social worker, academic researcher, and public commentator of Danish-Moroccan heritage. She is notably acknowledged for her studies on social control and conflicts related to honor. Since 2018, she has held the position of chair at the Council for Ethnic Minorities.
Personal life
Born in Hedehusene in 1978 and raised in Roskilde, El Abassi entered into marriage at the age of fifteen and is a mother to three children. At twenty-one, she resumed her education, obtaining a degree in social work from Metropolitan University College in 2003. She later earned a master's degree in social sciences from Aalborg University in 2013 and is currently engaged in doctoral studies at Oslo Metropolitan University, concentrating on issues of honor-related conflicts and mechanisms of social control.
Public service
El Abassi has been an active voice in media debates and scholarly publications concerning immigrant affairs and honor-related conflicts. In 2007, she featured on DR2’s talk program "The Oracles," where she discussed subjects including abortion, homosexuality, and interpersonal relationships.
Her leadership roles have included serving as Vice President of the Association for Ethnic Gender Equality and directing a mentorship initiative for young women at Ungdommens Røde Kors. Additionally, she leads the expert committee within Odense municipality that evaluates strategies against harmful social control to enhance local interventions.
In 2018, then Integration Minister Inger Støjberg appointed her as chairwoman of the Council for Ethnic Minorities, succeeding Yasar Cakmak.