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Randa Abdel-Fattah

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About

Randa Abdel-Fattah is a well-known writer and scholar who is currently a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Her books include Islamophobia and Everyday Multiculturalism and she serves on the editorial boards of Journal of the Contemporary Study of Islam and Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. Randa is also a prominent Palestinian and anti-racism advocate, and the multi-award-winning author of 11 novels published in over 20 countries. She is co-editor of the anthology Arab, Australian, Other and is currently adapting her bestselling novel Does My Head Look Big in This? into a feature film.

Past Events

The Wheeler Centre Gala 2012: Stories to Believe In

Andy Griffiths, Gillian Mears, Elliot Perlman, Casey Bennetto, Bob Franklin, Lally Katz, Tony Birch, Alice Pung, Kaz Cooke, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Carrie Tiffany

11 Feb
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