[1] She has published articles on the position of Pakistani and Middle Eastern women, the role of Muslims in Australia, and India–Pakistan relations.

Her research focuses on the role of Islamic groups in Pakistan's foreign policy.

Her mother Begum Sarfraz Iqbal[3] was a prominent littérateur of Pakistan, and a road in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan is named after her in recognition of her contribution to literature.

[citation needed] She was appointed to the Council for Multicultural Australia in August 2011.

[5] Yasmeen is married to an Australian engineer, James Trevelyan.