Questions about oppressive practices led to the establishment of the Al-Mujadilah Development Foundation (AMDF) in 1997, shortly after she attended the 1995 Beijing Conference on Women as a representative of the feminist group PILIPINA. Then an intensive research was conducted on the situation of Muslim women-from their domestic roles to reproductive health and poverty, from politics to the impact of armed conflict.
The AMDF was inspired by a Qur’anic verse, Al-Mujadilah (Qur’an verse 58), which, depending on one’s source, either means "The Woman who Pleads," "The Woman who Seeketh (Justice)," or "The Woman who Disputeth." The Foundation also works to popularize the Code of Muslim Personal Laws
She is a Psychology graduate at the Far Eastern University. She is married to Candidato Lao with whom she has a daughter named, Amanah. She met her husband during a kandori, a thanksgiving feast given by her family to celebrate her brother’s passing the medical board exams and her magna cum laude honors during her college graduation.
Afflicted with colon cancer, Yasmin still remains passionate about her purpose and work in assisting Muslim women.