Podcasts about randa abdel fattah

I've had these words rolling around my brain for a little while now:  feminism has utterly betrayed itself.  This statement from Randa Abdel-Fattah at a recent panel on Feminism in the time of Gaza really cut through. It brought on a wave of reflection. A kind of reckoning with myself. In today's episode, we explore what happens when a movement with equality at its heart, fails to live up to its own ideology. And more specifically, what that means for those of us who consider ourselves to be feminists. This isn't just about the 'feminist movement'. It's about me, a feminist, taking an honest look at myself, my beliefs and my actions.I share what I'm unlearning, where I've found my own blind spots, and invite you to join me in grappling with some (possibly uncomfortable) questions for yourself.Let's Connect!I'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch with any questions, suggestions for future episode topics, and to let me know how you're going applying what I share in the podcast in your own life. Come say hi on instagram: @_anniecarterAnd head to my website anniecarter.com.au for some free gifts, and to sign up for emails from me. I'd love your supportPlease help me to continue to grow this podcast. Some small and very helpful things you could do: share an episode with a friend subscribe to the podcast on your favourite player leave a (5 star!) rating and review share a screenshot of an episode (and your reflection) on your socials Thanks so much!

Alt episode title for Stewart Lee nerds: Snowflake/Cyclone Emerald prepares for Alfred to visit. First up she and Tom take a look at the survey results of our listener survey. Then, Greens announce some new policies (17:01) - a ban of native forest logging and price gouging, and a tax on Big Tech. Are we living in techno feudalism? Then, you’re all a bunch of snowflakes! (42:25) Tom has some thoughts about the rise of even more snowflakery on the right, as Peter Garrett dances on Gina Rinehart’s grave, and the National Gallery and Creative Australia gave in instantly to the slightest pressure and sold out Aussie arts. Finally, a call to action (1:07:11). ---------- Just released on Patreon - “Inside The Greens #8 : Leadership debates & neoliberals on bikes” The show can only exist because of our wonderful Patreon subscriber’s support. Subscribe for $3/month to get access to our fortnightly subscriber-only full episode, and unlock our complete library of over SIXTY past bonus episodes. https://www.patreon.com/SeriousDangerAU ---------- Call to action - Cyclone Alfred - volunteer for flood/cyclone recovery Elizabeth Watson-Brown/Ryan: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScsGLq4Ap0rge1-gEyb6FpiGYe9kl-safk7HCF6Lqloxmd_eA/viewform Max Chandler-Mather/Griffith: https://www.maxchandlermather.com/climate_volunteer Stephen Bates/ Brisbane: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScOI4a9qmE2hCqaS6QwaZcwHqwaJabvtNZDyzlpIQJnSRZehA/viewform Vic Greens Campaign conference March 22 2025 @ Trades Hall https://contact-vic.greens.org.au/civicrm/event/register?id=20045 Upcoming Greens events: ​​https://greens.org.au/events Technofeudalism - https://www.yanisvaroufakis.eu/2024/02/04/technofeudalism-a-video-essay-summarising-the-book/ Jacobin ‘In Australia, Pro-Israel Politicians Are Attacking Artists’ - https://jacobin.com/2025/03/australia-venice-censorship-palestine-sabsabi Overland ‘Open letter on academic freedom, in solidarity with Randa Abdel-Fattah’ - https://overland.org.au/2025/02/open-letter-on-academic-freedom-in-solidarity-with-randa-abdel-fattah/ Novara Media ‘This Is Why The Right Are WINNING | Aaron Bastani meets Ash Sarkar’ https://youtu.be/ZS3UlB7aXmE Serious Danger merch - https://seriousdanger.bigcartel.com/ Produced by Michael Griffin https://www.instagram.com/mikeskillz Follow us on https://twitter.com/SeriousDangerAU https://www.instagram.com/seriousdangerau https://www.tiktok.com/@seriousdangerauSupport the show: http://patreon.com/seriousdangerauSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Featuring the latest in activist campaigns and struggles against oppression fighting for a better world with anti-capitalist analysis on current affairs and international politics. Presenters: Jordan AK, Jacob AndrewarthaNewsreportsHeadline news discussionPresenters respond to the politically motivated  attack on Palestinian academic Randa Abdel-Fattah whose research grant has been suspended as a result of political meddling by education minister Jason Clare.News from Green LeftPresenters discuss issues raised by Green Left articles published in the past week including:Plibersek must not allow Woodside to destroy Burrup HubAustralian Jews demand an end to ethnic cleansingWA Labor set for victory despite bad record on environment, housingUnited States: Trump's Czar Elon Musk cuts public sector jobs, servicesInterviews and DiscussionMary Merkenich, member of Socialist Alliance and writer for Green Left with experience of living in Germany for years, joins the program to discuss the results of the elections in Germany on February 23 responding to the rise of the far-right AfD and the surprising high vote for left-wing party Die Linke. You can listen to the individual interiew here.Nigel Betram, archeitect in practice and Professor of Architecture at Monash University from not-for-profit architecture and research firm OFFICE joins the program to discuss their in-depth studies of the 44 Public Housing Towers and have concluded that retrofitting the towers would be a more economic option than the State Victorian government's proposed knock-down and rebuild option. You can listen to the individual interview here.

Nasser provides commentary and updates on both local and international news, including Israel's ongoing occupation of Palestinian territories, the Trump-Netanyahu plan to transform Gaza into “the Riviera of the Middle East”, the controversial firing of Antoinette Lattouf, and the political, media attacks on Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.Nasser also unpacks broader commentary on Zionism's long-term goals, ethnic cleansing, anti-racism rhetoric, and political ideology. Sign the petition in support of Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah and to stand in defence of intellectual freedom and justice. View here.Write to Jason Clare, Minister for Education, demanding the government uphold academic freedom, and stand against Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. View contact details.To explore Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah's work, head to linktr.ee/randaabdelfattah.Join the Free Palestine rally every Sunday at the State Library Victoria, from 12 PM.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. 'Don't say you didn't know' performed by VickiAnn. Image credit: @freepalestinemelb 

Nasser provides commentary and updates on the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and the violent escalation affecting surrounding areas in the SWANA region. He discusses the BDS movement, the moral cost of supporting genocide, and the power of protest. Nasser discusses current news headlines, including the anti-Semitism envoy and the denial of visas to Israelis into Australia who have served in the IDF.Nasser also reads an apt post from Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah's X account, addressing the genocide in Gaza, the dangerous consequences of Zionist ideology, and the right to protest against and oppose apartheid. To explore more of Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah's work, head to linktr.ee/randaabdelfattah.Join the Free Palestine rally every Sunday at the State Library Victoria, from 12 PM.For info on upcoming events and actions, follow APAN and Free Palestine Melbourne.Catch daily broadcast updates via Let's Talk Palestine. Which Side Are You On? performed by Phil Monsour, Ethan Enoch, Sophie Nishizawa, and Matt Hsu. Videography by Alex Bainbridge Image credit: @freepalestinemelb 

The complete audiobook is available for purchase at Audible.com: https://n9.cl/820njn Spirals & Stars By Kate Gordon Narrated by Sarah Bacaller It's 1993. Beth McMaugh is eleven years old and about to start Year Six. Her best friend, Ashlee, assures Beth that it is going to be the best year ever, but then why is she sitting with the popular girls? When the new strange, nerdy kid, Jools, befriends Beth, she is swept up instead into the School Nerd Club. Behind everything is a secret from Beth's past, a secret so terrible it stays with her, every day. Making the spirals come. And there was that day at the beach. Is that why Ashlee doesn't want to be friends? Is that why her Mum avoids her? Has Beth ruined everything? Can a nerdy girl with mismatched socks, a rebellious punk, a popular boy and a science fiction movie help set it right? Real Friends by Shannon Hale, meets Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell, meets The Friendship Matchmaker by Randa Abdel Fattah, this is a story of growing up, of friendship, of finding your tribe and unlocking your hidden talents … plus Star Wars.

Randa Abdel Fattah here II A knock out speech in support of Palestine from the Sydney Rally 27-7-2024 recorded by Vivien Langford.The State here II Playing at the Explosive Factory in Inkerman St, St Kilda, The State is a brutally hilarious interrogation into the role of activism, protest, and collective organistion. Play to Aug 10th ticketsThis is the Week here II Kevin Healy slices the week into satire pieces.Don Sutherland on Inflation here II Don Sutherland gives an outline of our activists and unionist could attack the need for knowledge of how the economy works.

n the 1980s, a new wave of Egyptomania emerged in Australia with the first touring exhibition from Cairo, but Australia's fascination with Egypt's ancient past had begun in the 19th century. Our attraction to the ancient world endured throughout the political swings and design trends of the early 20th century, and grew as Egypt hosted ANZACs for deployment in both World Wars. Come with us to ‘Ramses Street' as we explore the legacy of Ancient Egypt in Australia and discuss the current shift to untangle and address colonial narratives in museums. Hosted by Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah.

What does coverage of Gaza tell us about how the West sees the rest of the world?A recent report into mainstream news coverage found Islamophobic and anti-Arab language was widely used in coverage of the events after 7 October, with Israeli victims described using emotive language 11 times more than Palestinian victims.It also documented how pro-Palestinian voices were frequently vilified and treated with hostility during interviews. So why is this happening?In our first episode of Season 3 of The Big Picture Podcast, we sit down with sociologist and writer Dr Randa Abdel Fattah, who speaks about her first-hand experience as an outspoken Palestinian academic.She argues in her work that media narratives paint Palestinians and Arabs as ‘unreasonable, unrestrained and uncivilised' as a way of maintaining a western colonial order.We'd love to hear your thoughts on this episode, and any guests you'd like us to have on our show. Reach us by email at mh@middleeasteye.org or find us on instagram @BigPictureMee.You can also watch all our episodes on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMyaP73Ho1ySj3cO0OSOHZAOgD1WTDixG

After the International Court of Justice's finding that Israel's war on Gaza was a "plausible case of genocide," Israel smeared the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees, claiming that four or five UNRWA employees were affiliated with Hamas. These employees were fired without any proof of wrongdoing, and several countries stopping funding UNRWA, also without seeing any concrete evidence. Many of these countries are signatories of the Genocide Convention, which means they should be doing everything possible to stop Israel's acts of genocide. Instead, they are aiding and abetting genocide by cutting off desperately needed humanitarian aid.In this episode of Speaking Out of Place we collect statements from 27 leading activists and organizations from Kashmir, Indonesia, Ireland, the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, including Ardi Imeis, a former legal counsel for UNRWA, former UN Special Rapporteurs on Palestine Richard Falk and Michael Lynk, Palestinian writers and activists Susan Albuhawa, Sherene Seikaly, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Lina Abojaradeh, Nasser Mashni and others, and legendary activist Angela Davis.In our Blog we list all the speakers and the time of their statement. We are also uploading the video on our YouTube channel

When Ghassan Hage's seminal study on racism in Australia, White Nation, was published 25 years ago, the Cronulla riots, Christchurch massacre and Black Lives Matter movement all lay ahead. Hear from a lively panel of writers and thinkers as they consider how racism and white privilege have changed here since then and what lies ahead. Anthropologist and social critic Ghassan Hage, Palestinian-Egyptian author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, The Sydney Morning Herald culture editor Osman Faruqi, and Gomeroi academic and author Amy Thunig are joined in conversation by global diaspora expert Andonis Piperoglou. Presented with Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement. This episode was recorded live at the 2023 Sydney Writers' Festival.   If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and follow our channel.  Sydney Writers' Festival podcasts are available on all major podcast platforms.  After more? Follow Sydney Writers' Festival on social media:Instagram: @sydwritersfestFacebook: @SydWritersFestX (Twitter): @SydWritersFestTikTok: @sydwritersfestSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the program we bring you part of an online teach-in from the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network called “How to talk about Gaza right now.”The teach-in took place on Friday December 1st following the end of the brief cease fire in Gaza and features Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, Dr Lana Tatour and writer Samah Sabawi with Associate Professor Jumana Bayeh facilitating the conversation.You can watch the full recording of the online teach-in here.

We are honored to offer this bonus episode with gratitude and soldiarity with The Red Rattler Theatre, Autonomous Collective Against Racism (ACAR) & Blak Caucus. This is as much a talk as it is a compelling call to action, listen to their words.  "Palestinian activists and the Blak Caucus invite you to this plenary on unceded Gadigal land.  Our siblings in Palestine face a genocide, their existence at risk of total wipeout. On this colony, another Black death in custody rips through First Nations communities in the wake of a failed referendum that revealed rather then unite.  Anti-colonial resistance is more important than ever, and these solidarities between communities are crucial to pave the way forward. We invite all Blackfullas, Palestinians, Indigenous peoples across the globe. We invite trusted allies and those keen to attend with an open mind and without racism in their hearts.  Always was, always will be. From the river to the sea." Hear from Lizzie Jarrett, Rand Khatib, Meriki Onus, Ethan Lyons, Lana Tatour, Randa Abdel Fattah, Amal Naser - recorded live on 26th October 2023 on the unceded and sacred Wangal Clan Lands of Gadigal Country  Gadigal to Gaza: Resistance Until Liberation' was one of the Red Rattler Theatres 'Rat Talks' part of the Red Rattlers Arts Program 'Future Communities' Created by Kween G and Dr Vivienne Linsley.  Producer of Future Communities: Dr Vivienne Linsley  Program manager: Kween G  The night was filmed and audio recorded by Studio Sensorium  Gadigal to Gaza was Co hosted by the Autonomous Collective Against Racism & The Blak Caucus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Passionate about interrogating, developing and devising new Australian work, Tim trained at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts and works as a writer, director, dramaturge and a devising theatre maker. Tim is currently a commissioned writer for Riverside Theatres, Parramatta and The Art House Wyong to create a write a new play based on Colleen McCullough's award-winning novel Tim due to hit the stage in 2023. Most recently Tim saw his 2019 commission by Queensland Theatre to create a theatre script based on Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe come to life with a sold out production which premiered at the 2021 Brisbane Festival. In 2019 he was also commissioned by the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) to write and direct a new work based on Margaret Wild's There's a Sea in My Bedroom which is due to hit the stage in July 2022. In 2018 Tim stepped in as interim Director on Caleb Lewis's Maggie Stone for the Eternity Playhouse, and wrote and directed Music for the Dreaming, a collaboration between ABC Classic FM and Sydney Opera House Presents. Tim also directed the ABC Classic FM/SOH Sounds like Australia earlier in 2018. He devised a new work for the SSO with Simon Tedeschi Who Needs A Conductor Anyway which premiered in March 2018. Tim was engaged by CDP to translate and write additional content for the Australasian version of Spot the Dog, set to tour nationally in 2019. Between 2005-2017 Tim was a Creative Director and Producer at Monkey Baa Theatre Company, one of Australia's largest touring companies for young audiences, where he co-wrote and produced nearly 20 new Australian works, including the critically acclaimed Goodbye Jamie Boyd, award winning Jackie French's Hitler's Daughter and Sonya Hartnett's Thursday's Child. Tim directed multi award winning The Peasant Prince – The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer, which toured 36 theatres nationally. He assistant directed on Tim Winton's The Bugalugs Bum Thief and was the remount Director on The Unknown Soldier, a new Australian play written by Sandra Eldridge. In 2017 he worked as dramaturgical consultant on Randa Abdel Fattah's Where the Streets Had a Name. In 2013 Tim was engaged by CDP Producers to write and direct several works for the Sydney Opera House Baby Proms Program including Swing Baby Swing featuring Wayne Scott Kermond and The Nutcracker (co directed with choreographer Adrian Burnett). He co-devised The Pirate Ship (script) for Urban Myth Theatre Company SA, A More Fortunate Life for Theatre Ink and EscapAIDS for the One Night Stand Theatre Company, a work which targeted both young people at risk and the WA prison population about HIV AIDS. He is devised a new work for the SSO Education with Simon Tedeschi called Who Needs A Conductor Anyway , which premiered in 2018.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Ghassan Hage and Randa Abdel-Fattah reflect on the publication of 'The Racial Politics of Australian Multiculturalism' - a combined work celebrating the 25th anniversary of Ghassan's 'White Nation: Fantasies of White Supremacy in a Multicultural Society' and the 20th anniversary of his 'Against Paranoid Nationalism: Searching for Hope in a Shrinking Society'. Ghassan is internationally renowned for his research on the intersection of racism, nationalism and colonialism. He is a professor of anthropology and social theory at the University of Melbourne and a senior research fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Social Anthropology in Germany. His most recent sole-authored books include 'Alter-Politics: Critical Anthropology and the Radical Imagination', 'Is Racism an Environmental Threat?' and 'The Diasporic Condition: Ethnographic Explorations of the Lebanese in the World'. Randa has appeared on The Garret before 'Coming of Age in the War on Terror', which was was shortlisted for the Stella Prize, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. She is a Future Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University. In this interview, Astrid quotes Omar Sakr reflecting on the influence Ghassan has had on his poetry, and you can listen to Omar's interview here. Read the transcript for this interview here.  About The Garret: Writers and the publishing industry Follow The Garret on Twitter and Instagram, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chair: Randa Abdel-Fattah It is inevitable that First Nations and Palestinian writers would share a deep sense of displacement and the loss of homelands, language and heritage. How does the experience of stolen lands mark their writing? How does that loss express itself through the forms of poetry, fiction or nonfiction? Randa Abdel-Fattah explores these questions with Ramzy Baroud, Saree Makdisi and Amy McQuire. Supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund. Event details: Tue 07 Mar, 2:30pm on the North Stage

Chair: Sophie McNeill In 1937, 148 writers, including Samuel Beckett, Rebecca West and T.S. Eliot, answered the call to respond to the Spanish Civil War. Writers have continued to take positions in moments of crisis, including the Gulf War of 1991 and the Iraq War of 2003. Sophie McNeill talks about the role of politically engaged writers with Randa Abdel-Fattah, Ramzy Baroud, Peter Singer and Mohammed El-Kurd. Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 1:15pm on the East Stage

Chair: Clare Sawyer Romance is a popular genre in Australian YA fiction, reflecting the age that the characters first begin to express their love and sexuality. There are added layers of complexity for characters from non-Western cultures, as they balance the usual growing pains of adolescence and young romance with a sense of being different from the dominant culture. Join authors Sarah Ayoub and Randa Abdel-Fattah as they discuss realistic characters, romantic tropes, feelings of being 'Other' and the importance of self-love. Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 11:00am in the Torrens Tent

Today's show explores Palestinian movement building and solidarity between Palestinians and First Nations people in so-called Australia via edited excerpts from the Australia Palestine Advocacy Network's inaugural Palestine Solidarity Conference. The conference was held on Kulin Nations land in Melbourne from the 27th to the 29th of January.The first two segments are from the conference's opening plenary session, “Organising for Palestine on stolen land: Solidarity and Intersectionality,” chaired by APAN Vice President Nasser Mashni. These excerpts include comments from Senator Lidia Thorpe, Kim Bullimore, Micaela Sahhar, and Randa Abdel-Fattah. The third segment is from the closing plenary, "75 years of Nakba - What's next for the movement?" chaired by Lina Koleilat. This excerpt features comments from Noura Mansour, Rand Khatib, and Tasnim Mahmoud Sammak.

We were joined by author Michael Mohammed Ahmad, founding director of the Sweatshop Literary Movement, to talk about his latest novel 'The Other Half Of You', reframing your relationships, and why Western Sydney sees so little crime fiction. This extended discussion goes into deeper detail on what fictions about Western Sydney we still see in the press, the growing literary scene, including the successes of Sweatshop, and more about this year's panel at BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival, 'Myths and Realities: "Middle Eastern Crime" in Western Sydney', where he spoke with Randa Abdel-Fattah, Amani Haydar & Sarah Ayoub. If you haven't yet, I'd also suggest checking out our colleague Andrew Pople's discussions with Michael Mohammed Ahmad on Final Draft, via the 2ser website or your podcast app of choice. Death of the Reader were provided media tickets to BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2022

We discuss chapters 8-14 of the eleventh Albert Campion novel by Margery Allingham. While committing some form of espionage he's probably supposed to know about, Albert Campion is shown the grand scale of the Bridge Institute's power, from dozens of lorries gathered in a cave, to powerful remote detonators that could change the face of warfare. The investigation is upended when his budding ally Superintendent Hutch is told Campion matches the description of a man who fled from a city hospital the day before. Unable to prove it wasn't him, Campion goes on the run, trying to solve what it is he even needs to solve. We're also joined by author Michael Mohammed Ahmad, founding director of the Sweatshop Literary Movement, to talk about his latest novel 'The Other Half Of You', reframing your relationships, and why Western Sydney sees so little crime fiction. This interview was recorded ahead of the BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival panel 'Myths and Realities: "Middle Eastern Crime" in Western Sydney', where he spoke with Randa Abdel-Fattah, Amani Haydar & Sarah Ayoub. Death of the Reader were provided media tickets to BAD: Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2022

It's the last episode of season 1 of Being Biracial. Today we're interviewing each other. We chat about: Having difficult conversations with our parents about the podcast A PSA for all the white people listening What being Persian means to Kate Family gossip The racist American visa process Kate maybe isn't a POC and Maria maybe isn't biracial? What being Maori means to Maria A place to put your feet Building a marae on Aboriginal land Finding joy Mixed Media: Coming of Age in the War on Terror by Randa Abdel-Fattah. The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race by Neda Maghbouleh. Hosted by: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Guest: Maria Birch-Morunga and Kate Robinson Music by: Green Twins Edited by: Kate Robinson Special thanks: Footscray Community Arts, Maribyrnong City Council Community Grants Program, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations. If you have any questions or feedback you can find us on Instagram @beingbiracialpodcast or send us an email at beingbiracialpodcast@gmail.com

All About Women partnered with Western Sydney-based literacy movement Sweatshop on an emerging writers mentorship program for women and non-binary First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse writers. Mentorship recipients, Yeena Kirkbright and Ayeesha Ash read their finished works inspired by the All About Women festival themes of: allyship, friendship, and collective responsibility, in a dialogue with mentors Winnie Dunn and Randa Abdel-Fattah. - Watch other talks on Stream. The new streaming service from the Sydney Opera House. Register for free now and start watching. Follow the Sydney Opera House on: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We hear about the collective Boycott Sydney Festival campaign to end the troubling partnership between the Sydney Festival and the Israeli state. A Palestinian led campaign, as part of the Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement for Palestinian freedom has been calling for the festival to be boycotted because the Festival refuses to drop its relationship with the Israeli Embassy. We hear from Palestinian activist, author and academic Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. The campaign is calling for everyone to get behind the many artists who withdrew from the Festival in solidarity, who have independent shows and exhibition on. Check out a catalogue of the artists on the Boycott Sydney Festival Instagram. Also see: BDS Australia,  Do Better on Palestine, Palestinian Justice Movement Sydney.

Eva Di Cesare graduated from Victorian College of the Arts in 1989. She is a founding member of Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People, established in 1997, along with Tim McGarry and Sandra Eldridge. In 2021, Eva commenced her appointment as Artistic Director of the company. Based in Sydney, the company has achieved critical acclaim for its work and today enjoys a national reputation for producing quality theatre programs for young people, their families and theatre goers.Eva has directed Jackie French and Bruce Whatley's Diary of a Wombat, which won the Glug Award for Outstanding Presentation for Children. Cesare also wrote and directed Where the Streets Had a Name, based on the novel by Randa Abdel-Fattah. She has co-adapted Sydney Theatre Award winning play Li Cunxin's The Peasant Prince, Helpmann award winning plays Jackie French's Hitler's Daughter and Sonya Hartnett's Thursday's Child, Tim Winton's The Bugalugs Bum Thief, Morris Gleitzman's Worry Warts, Gillian Rubinstein's The Fairy's Wings, Stephen Michael King's Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat, Susanne Gervay's I Am Jack, Elizabeth Fensham's Goodbye Jamie Boyd, Duncan Ball's Emily Eyefinger, and Jackie French and Bruce Whatley's Pete the Sheep and Josephine Wants to Dance. She also co-wrote and directed the 2013 Opera House show Babies Proms Series and Snugglepot and Cuddlepie (with Sandra Eldridge) for CDP Theatre Producers, and Simon Tedeschi Pianist and Prankster for Monkey Baa.Monkey Baa's Mission is to produce high quality theatre programs for young people, their families, teachers and communities throughout Australia and internationally. The company's vision is to be recognised nationally and internationally as a leader in the creation of meaningful and innovative theatre for young people, and to engage young audiences through the telling of Australian stories that entertain, inspire and encourage a greater understanding of the world and their place in it.In 2017 Eva was awarded a Sydney Theatre Award for 20 years of excellence and extraordinary service to the children and young people of Australia.The STAGES podcast is available from Apple podcasts, Spotify and Whooshkaa. Also where you find your favourite podcasts. www.stagespodcast.com.au

Join Michelle Hamadache as she talks to Randa Abdel-Fattah, award winning writer and activist, about her very first novel, Does My Head Look Big in This? Randa will be appearing at this year's Sydney Writer's Festival: https://www.swf.org.au/writers/randa-abdel-fattah/

As the sun sets, the heat recedes and work is done for the day, the bar is open and the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden is the place to be as some of Writers' Week favourite guests, Randa Abdel-Fattah, Robbie Arnott, Durkhanai Ayubi, Geoff Goodfellow, Andrew Kwong, Mirandi Riwoe and Nardi Simpson, embrace the informality of our Twilight Talks and reveal their unfiltered selves. An all-Australian, all-star line-up have ten minutes to contemplate their lives, passions, preoccupations and the hell of a year we've all just endured as they reflect on the challenge of trying to stay balanced while standing on Unstable Ground. Hosted by Jo Dyer, this event is a wonderful way to experience an overview of who and what Writers' Week has to offer if you can't join us during the day.

The shocking image of planes smashing into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001 was a defining moment in the modern era. We now have a generation – Muslim and non-Muslim – who have grown up in the shadow of the War on Terror, with its associated Islamophobia, surveillance and suspicion. In her ambitious, rigorous and deeply compassionate new book, Coming of Age in the War on Terror, Randa Abdel-Fattah hears from the young people most affected by our polarised politics, providing important insight into their resilience, humour and heartbreak. Chaired by Sami Shah

Randa Abdel-Fattah is a prominent Australian author, academic and human rights advocate. She seeks to translate her academic work into creative interventions which reshape dominant narratives around race, human rights and identity in popular culture - and she does this well in her 2021 non-fiction work Coming of Age in the War on Terror. Her debut novel Does My Head Look Big in This? has sold more than 100,000 copies in Australia, is published around the world and was performed on the stage in America. Randa is currently adapting the world as an Australian feature film.  Randa has also published eleven novels across a range of genres. In 2018 and 2019 she was nominated for Sweden's 2019 Astrid Lindgren Award, the world's biggest children's and young adult literature award. In this interview Randa mentions the anthology After Australia. You can listen to an interview on The Garret with Michael Mohammed Ahmad, the editor of After Australia, here. About The Garret Read the transcript of this interview at thegarretpodcast.com. The interview was recorded by Zoom, and we can't wait to start recording in person again soon. You can also follow The Garret on Twitter and Facebook, or follow our host Astrid Edwards on Twitter or Instagram. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with Jeff Sparrow, Lecturer in the Centre for Advancing Journalism at Melbourne University, and long-time Triple R broadcaster, to break down the Facebook ban of Australian News media and the implications this conflict has for regulation of big tech globally.This development is a poignant reminder to source your news directly, so subscribe to the Triple R newsletter to make sure you don't miss any updates (on the footer of the Triple R website)!Then, how have post-9/11 wars and campaigns impacted the development of today's youth? Multi award-winning author Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah calls in to discuss the insights she has gleaned in the research for her new book ‘Coming of Age in the War on Terror', out via New South Books.And Katie Stewart, General Manager at the Victorian Music Development Office explains the research findings of an RMIT into the devastating impact the pandemic has had on the Victorian music sector, how some artists are bouncing back, and what the Victorian music scene will look like in a post-covid Australia. 

The generation born around the time of the September 11 attacks in 2001 is now coming of age.

Kelly and Hannah answer listener requests for book recommendations. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! SHOW NOTES Short story collection. Preferably fiction and/or fun/uplifting Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet; Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan; Take the Mic edited by Bethany C. Morrow; Snow in Love; Hope Nation edited by Rose Brock; The Radical Element edited by Jessica Spotswood. A gift for my brother who isn’t a big reader. He’s in college, loves soccer and video games, and hasn’t enjoyed a book since reading Holes in middle school. Don’t Read the Comments by Eric Smith; Slay by Brittany Morris; The Pros of Cons by Alison Cherry; Booked by Kwame Alexander; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; Warcross by Marie Lu; Feed by MT Anderson. New, contemporary, socially conscious, diverse. Yes No Maybe So by Aisha Saeed and Becky Albertalli; The Voting Booth by Brandy Colbert; Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusuf Salaam; Running by Natalia Sylvester; We Didn’t Ask For This by Adi Alsaid; Dear Justyce by Nic Stone. Diverse body positive books. What I Like About Me by Jenna Guillaume; Melt My Heart by Bethany Rutter; My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann; Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero; If It Makes You Happy by Claire Kann; Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen. YA dealing with survivors of sexual abuse/pedophilia/other childhood trauma: some of my favorites that I’ve read are Sadie, Girl in Pieces, Suicide Notes from Beautiful Girls, Perks of Being a Wallflower and Speak. Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson; Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough; The Way I Used to Be by Amber Smith; Charm & Strange by Stephanie Kuehn; How Dare the Sun Rise by Sandra Uwiringyimana; Wrecked by Maria Padian; Infandous by Elana K. Arnold; In The Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado. A YA book to get my friend who doesn’t really read….p.s. she really likes Disney. Disney’s Twisted Tales; Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo; Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee. One of my high school students likes mysteries and fantasy novels, but doesn’t like any “kissing” (i.e. lots of romance or a focus on a relationship). What suggestions could I give her? Goldie Vance: The Hotel Whodunit by Lilliam Rivera; Endangered by Lamar Giles; Jennifer Lynn Barnes; Karen M. McManus; Complicit by Stephanie Kuehn. A book for my 16 year old nephew who is a very particular reader. Used to love Rick Riordan but has moved on. Beyond Riordan, the only books I’ve sent him that he has actually called begging for the sequels is Scythe. He likes Agatha Christie “because it makes him think” (to figure out what is going on). I’ve tried AS King and Going Bovine, but have not gotten a reaction and all the fantasy tried and trues. Would love an idea from you! Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore; The Future will be BS-free by Will McIntosh; The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Warcross and Legend by Marie Lu. A contemporary with some magic and some romance, but the story does not center grief. Now and When by Sara Bennett Wealer; Displacement by Kiku Hughes; Lobizona by Romina Garber. I am looking for a fantasy novel with romance that ideally is part of an almost finished or finished series. I have already read many of the popular ones, so I guess I am looking for those that were a bit more under the radar. I have read/started the Folk of the Air Series, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series, Red Queen Series, all of Cassandra Clare, etc. and loved them all! Looking for something in that realm. Blythewood by Carol Goodman; Lost Voices by Sarah Porter; The Madman’s Daughter by Megan Shepherd; Brooklyn Brujas by Zoraida Cordova. Warm fuzzy story about family (chosen, biological, adopted, whatever) with winter holiday(s) (not necessarily Christmas, but Christmas ok) as a backdrop and a happy ending. Something wintery and hopeful. (At least something that leaves the reader with some hope.) I like a variety of things. Some writers whose work I’ve enjoyed: Katie Henry, Karen McManus, Tomi Adeyemi, Jenny Han, Nina LaCour, and too many names to list. A few books I’ve read and enjoyed because of this podcast: Agnes at the End of the World, We Are the Perfect Girl, and Orpheus Girl. 10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston; The Kid Table by Andrea Seigel; The Chaos of Standing Still by Jessica Brody. A feminist book like Rules for Being a Girl. Girls Like Us by Randi Pink; The Degenerates by J. Albert Mann; Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina; Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan. Books for a 13 year-old. She loves the Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare and anything written by Rick Riordan. Recently, I loaned her my copy of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo (one of my favorite YA authors ever) and she loved it. I’d really like to give her books in a genre she loves and one that will expand her reading material. Finding Yvonne by Brandy Colbert; New Kid/Class Act by Jerry Craft; Inventing Victoria by Tonya Bolden; Akata Witch/Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor. Something that will make me laugh, but also teach me something. The Go-Between by Veronica Chambers; Cherry by Lindsey Rosin; Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks and Ted Caplan; We Are The Perfect Girl by Ariel Kaplan. I’m looking for at book for my niece (18 years old). She is not an avid reader out side required reading in school. She’s not that into fantasy and Sci fi, she likes contemporary fiction better. She might like a short story collection because 40 pages is not as daunting as 350 pages (or more if it’s a series) for a story. Books she had liked recently: They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera and Broken Things by Lauren Oliver. Try Margarita Engle, Nikki Grimes, Stephanie Hemphill, Kwame Alexander as an alternative to short stories but still with a lot of white space, as it may be less intimidating; Toil and Trouble edited by Jessica Spotswood and Tess Sharpe; Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I’m interested in spooky tales, thrillers, science fiction, and non-WWII fiction. No dystopias or urban fantasy, please! The most important thing to me as an aromantic asexual person is that’s there’s no significant romantic element. I don’t want the main character to have any romantic partners or to spend several pages daydreaming about their crush(es). Thanks! Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke; Dread Nation by Justina Ireland; Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham; The Blood Confession by Alisa M. Libby; The Girl From The Well by Rin Chupecho; Jackaby by William Ritter; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour. A book for my 19 year old sister who loves Wilder Girls and The Poet X. She is a fan of feminism, horror, and queerness in books. The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters; Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge; The Good Luck Girls by Charlotte Nicole Davis; Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez; We Are The Wildcats by Siobhan Vivian; The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus. A book for my daughter. She recently told me that she is gay. I want to show her how much I love her and accept her. She loves graphic novels and has read many of the most popular ones featuring same sex relationships. Everything Noelle Stevenson! Lumberjanes, Nimona, The Fire Never Goes Out; Queer: A Graphic History by Meg John Barker and Julia Scheele; Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu; Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw; Moonstruck by Grace Ellis and Shae Bragl. Something heavily folklore-based (Maggie Stiefvater or higher level of “heavily”) and LGBTQ+ please? European and Asian folklore are my favorite but I’ll be happy to dive into any other as well. Anna-Marie McLemore; A Thousand Beginnings and Endings edited by Elsie Chapman and Ellen Oh; Wicked As You Wish by Rin Chupeco; A Curse of Roses by Diana Pinguicha; Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao; Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardost. A fantasy or science fiction novel, preferably action-packed. Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger; The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline; Cut Off by Adrianne Finley; Orleans by Sherri L. Smith. An awesome ghost story. The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco; Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn; Horrid by Katrina Leno; The Tenth Girl by Sara Faring; Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour; Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All by Laura Ruby; Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas. School for Good & Evil read-alikes for 14-year-old reluctant reader. Thanks! Carry On by Rainbow Rowell; The Irregular at Magic High School manga series by Tsutomu Sato; The Black Mage by Daniel Howard Barnes; Supermutant Magic Academy by Jillian Tamaki; A Blade so Black by LL McKinney; Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim; Liz Braswell’s Twisted Fairy Tales series; Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In episode 1, Bestselling author and academic, Dr Randa Abdel Fattah talks to Cheryl Akle about being Muslim in post 9/11 Australia, the lack of diversity in Australia's school curriculum, and how it's time for Muslim authors to be given a voice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Maggie and Harmony discuss Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah, a young adult novel about a second-generation Australian-Palestinian girl's choice to wear the hijab. They dive into identity, belief, race, microaggressions, healing empathy, and sexuality. What we're reading: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656.War_and_Peace The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694522-the-witch-s-daughter Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8697507-shades-of-milk-and-honey Check out our friends at: The Dark Roast Pod https://thedarkroastpod.podbean.com/ Re-solved Mysteries Podcast https://resolvedmysteriespodcast.com/ To follow our episode schedule go here https://medium.com/rebel-girls-book-club/read-along-with-the-show-bde1d80a8108 Follow our social media pages at Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rgbcpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RebelGirlsBookClub/ Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/101801516-rebel-girls and Twitter https://twitter.com/RebelGirlsBook1 Or you can email us at RebelGirlsBookClub@gmail.com. Our theme song is by The Gays and our image is by Mari Talor Renaud-Krutulis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/RGBC/support

Author, academic and essayist Randa Abdel-Fattah (Australian, Arab, Other" (ed. with Sarah Saleh); When Michael Met Mina; Does My Head Look Big In This?" talks about her approach to writing when she has something important to say, and strategies any writer can use to write about the big topics. The WestWords Mini-Masterclasses are supported by the Cultural Fund Copyright Agency.

Welcome to our first podcast of 2020! With the wonders of remote recording, Becs set up a makeshift studio in her bedroom and spoke with Nadine Lebde. A triple threat - Physiotherapist, academic researcher and creative writer in Sydney, Australia.  Just as Nadine’s skill set is diverse, so was our chat!  Topics include, growing up Arab in Australia, reclaiming being a ‘nerd’ and  balancing academic life with creative projects. About Nadine Lebde (Bio supplied by guest)  "Nadine Lebde is an Australian-Lebanese writer from Western Sydney. She has an Honours degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney, and her research has been published in the British Medical Journal’s Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Nadine was selected to be a reviewer for the StoryCasters Project, an initiative for emerging culturally diverse writers run by Sweatshop in collaboration with Diversity Arts Australia. Her creative non-fiction piece was shortlisted for publication in the anthology "Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity" (2019) edited by Randa Abdel-Fattah and Sara Saleh. In 2008, her student blog was nominated for Edublog’s international award “Best Individual Blog”. Nadine is a member of Sweatshop: Western Sydney Literacy Movement, a WestWords Academian (2020), and has performed at Bankstown Poetry Slam as well as the Surry Hills heat for the Australian Poetry Slam." Show credits: Producer & Editor: Rebecca Maakasa  Guest: Nadine Lebde.  ‘The Margerine Tub’ story & artwork referenced in the episode is from Amaliah_Com via Instagram  The music you heard is ‘International Promenade’ via Free Music Archive. You can keep up with Culture Cult on our facebook page     Support the show.

What’s on your TO READ List, and how long have those books been sitting there? Jenn Martin and Jennifer Wong come clean about all the books they've not yet read, and talk about why we read what we read and how best not to feel guilty about it. Jenn then shares how much she enjoyed reading The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt and suggests some ideas for other reads fuelled by the power of art. *NEW* Watch this episode which was recorded on Facebook Live: https://bit.ly/2kgZPEN Disclaimer: We did not list all the books WE HAVE NOT READ, just the ones that we did read that we thought were really good Authors, books, and websites mentioned in this episode Not Nearly All, But Some of the Books from the Last Century That Are Totally Worth Reading: https://girlinlibrary.com/2016/01/29/not-nearly-all-but-some-books-from-last-century-that-are-totally-worth-reading/ Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath The Jungle by Upton Sinclair The Top 100 Novels of All Time: https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/top-100-book-library-checklist-quiz We by Yevgeny Zamyatin Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld Longbourn by Jo Baker Tsundoku: http://www.openculture.com/2014/07/tsundoku-should-enter-the-english-language.html Top 100 Books to Read Before You Die: https://www.listchallenges.com/bbcs-top-100-books-you-need-to-read-before-you-die Journal of a Plague Year by Daniel Defoe  Tristram Shandy by Laurence Stern The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin High Rise by J.G. Ballard The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner Australian Reading Hour: https://readinghour.org.au/ Middlemarch by George Eliot Lithub: https://lithub.com Arab, Australian, Other: Stories on Race and Identity edited by Randa Abdel-Fattah and Sara Saleh Growing Up Queer in Australia edited by Benjamin Law Growing up Asian in Australia edited by Alice Pung Growing up African in Australia edited by Maxine Beneba Clark, Magan Magan and Ahmed Yussuf Growing up Indigenous in Australia edited by Anita Heiss Boundless Festival: https://boundlessfestival.org.au/ The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Commonwealth by Ann Patchett A Little Life by Hana Yanahigara Possession by A. S. Byatt Station Eleven by Ann Patchett The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin Reading suggestions for Vinh Vinh loved The Giver by Lois Lowry and Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan Jenn’s suggestions Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Neuromancer by William Gibson The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Divergent by Veronica Roth

Arab women are so often othered in western discussions about feminism. But the reality is there are strong feminist and LGBTQI movements across the Arab world. Artist, poet and activist Sara Saleh curated this panel at All About Women 2019 featuring activist Aya Chebbi, writer Randa Abdel-Fattah and journalist Ruby Hamad whose work challenges these well-worn assumptions. 

Just nu har vi en praoelev hos oss på biblioteket - världens trevligaste Monia! I det här bonusavsnittet tipsar vi om 6 böcker som vi tycker är värda er tid och uppmärksamhet. Böcker vi tipsar om i detta avsnitt är: "I ljusets makt" av Leigh Bardugo "När hundarna kommer" av Jessica Schiefauer "Röd drottning" av Victoria Aveyard "(M)ornitologen" av Johanna Thydell "Ser mitt huvud tjockt ut i den här?" av Randa Abdel-Fattah "Så jävla kallt" av Lova Lakso

Michelle is back from her holiday! But that's not the most exciting thing! 'Does My Head Look Big In This?' and 'When Michael Met Mina' author Randa Abdel-Fattah joins us for an amazing discussion. Michelle and Caitlin say 'wow' a lot and just soak up everything Randa says.

What happens when your personal beliefs and views become politicised - and vice versa? Are you exposed to more vitriol as a woman who speaks up? This session with Randa Abdel-Fattah, Jane Caro and Clementine Ford was recorded at the 2017 Newcastle Writers Festival and was hosted by Ruby Hamad.

Over the next few weeks we will be rebroadcasting episodes from the Ideas at the House archives. In the wake of Australia Day, we’ve found ourselves thrust into yet another conversation about whether Australians are racist, so it's a good time to revisit this event from the 2012 Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Listen to actor Alec Doomadgee, journalists Joe Hildebrand and Randa Abdel Fattah as they jump right into this ever heated debate about whether All Australians are racist. The session is chaired by Marilyn Lake.

Presenters: Dean Shingange, Grace Bigby, Scheherazade Bloul.  Producer: Bernadette Jurik.  Guests: Elaine Pearson, Chris Atmore,Jenny Smith & Jessica MorrisonRoger Waters speaking in Melbourne! - TICKET GIVEAWAY WhenFebruary 9th, 2018 7:45 PM   through   9:30 PMLocation: Athenaeum Theatre - 188 Collinst St, Melbourne Event Fee - $20.00Congratulations to the two winners of double passes to The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network's event this Friday.  Elaine Pearson (@pearsonElaine) - Director of Human Rights Watch - Human Rights Watch about a new report into experiences of people with disabilities in prisonChris Atmore -(@chrisPolicy) - Lawyer with Environmental Justice Australia - Western suburbs residents will take the expansion of the Werribee landfill to VCAT after the tribunal refused to uphold Wyndham City Council’s attempt to have residents’ application dismissed. She will update us on the situationJenny Smith - CEO, Council to Homeless Persons - Victoria’s peak body for homelessness has welcomed the Victorian Government’s plans to revitalise the Markham public housing estate in Ashburton, turning vacant land into 200 units, two-thirds of which would be social and affordable housing. The most recent DHHS rent report showed that just 6% of all private rentals in metro Melbourne are affordable to someone on a low income. --- ALSO: Has warned that a flood of people will be turning to homelessness services for help, if a controversial Welfare Reform Bill passes through Parliament this week. Welfare Reform package includes a raft of measures designed to strip Centrelink payments from many people who are already on the brink of homelessness. The package includes proposals that will blow out the length of time people wait before receiving payments, and remove income protection measures for women trying to flee family violenceJessica Morrison - Executive Officer - Australia Palestine Advocacy Network - TICKET GIVEAWAY- The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network is a civil society coalition advocating for peace and justice in Palestine/Israel based on UN resolutions and international/humanitarian law - Jessica will promote event on Friday Roger Waters in discussion with Palestinian-Australian author and activist Randa Abdel-Fattah and Jewish-Australian author and activist Antony Loewenstein.  

If stories are the basis for how we understand the world, how important is it to be the driver in the narrative? In the season two launch of It's Not A Race, Randa Abdel-Fattah and Anita Heiss explain how they're using their talents to claim space in the mainstream for marginalised characters. And find out how one mother responded when she discovered her child being used as a prop in a stranger's saviour story. Contact us at notarace@abc.net.au or tweeting #NotARace.

She wrote her 10th novel while completing her PhD, is the mother of four children, and wants to stop Islamophobia in Australia. Lawyer, columnist and human rights advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah is the busy mum who manages it all. But as she tells Holly Wainwright, she won't apologise for that. So how does she manage it all? She surrounds herself with family, she doesn't sleep much, and she accepts that sometimes things will fall apart.  Because changing the world isn't easy. Show Notes Your host is Holly Wainwright With thanks to Randa Abdel-Fattah. Find her latest book here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff. Please give this show a rating on itunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! CONTACT US Tell us something or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebook

She wrote her 10th novel while completing her PhD, is the mother of four children, and wants to stop Islamophobia in Australia. Lawyer, columnist and human rights advocate Randa Abdel-Fattah is the busy mum who manages it all. But as she tells Holly Wainwright, she won't apologise for that. So how does she manage it all? She surrounds herself with family, she doesn't sleep much, and she accepts that sometimes things will fall apart. Because changing the world isn't easy. Show Notes Your host is Holly Wainwright With thanks to Randa Abdel-Fattah. Find her latest book here. This podcast was produced by Elissa Ratliff. Please give this show a rating on itunes and leave a review; it helps more people to find it! CONTACT US Tell us something or suggest another guest via email podcast@mamamia.com.au tweet us @mamamiapodcasts or join the conversation on facebookSupport the show: https://www.mamamia.com.au/mplus/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, members of the Year 6 Book CLub at Genazzano FCJ College discuss The Friendship Matchmaker Goes Undercover by Randa Abdel-Fattah. 

The global conversation about women’s lives has opened up, women’s voices are heard more than ever before, and social media has brought a huge range of public conversations to life. But when you can reach more people, there are more people to offend, and discussions are often curtailed by capital-O Outrage; a Twitter mob can descend on an unwitting provocateur in minutes. There are still some things that women want to say at home, at work and online that they know to keep to themselves if they don’t want to be trolled, or written off as whingers. Talking about the most intimate fears and insecurities, accusations of “playing the gender card”, “first-world problems”, jokes made ‘too soon’ – why are some topics still too hard to talk about, and what are women losing by keeping them to themselves. Randa Abdel-Fattah is a Muslim of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage. She is a writer, passionate human rights advocate, and a spokesperson on issues relating to Palestine, Islam or Australian Muslims. Her articles have been published in The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and Le Monde (France). Larissa Behrendt is a Eualeyai/Kamillaroi woman. She is the Professor of Law and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney. She is the author of the novels Home and Legacy and her most recent book is Indigenous Australia for Dummies. Jane Caro is a renowned journalist, broadcaster and author. She has appeared on ABC television's Q&A, as a regular panelist on The Gruen Transfer, and at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas. Jane has worked in the advertising industry and lectured in advertising at the School of Humanities and Communication Arts at the University of Western Sydney. Mia Freedman is the co-founder and Content Director of the Mamamia Women's Network. She is an author, TV and radio commentator, podcast host, mother of three and writer for MWN websites Mamamia, The Glow, The Motherish and Debrief Daily. She is the former Chair of the National Body Image Advisory Group and in 2014 she was named by the Australian Financial Review as one of Australia's 100 Most Influential Women. Tara Moss is a novelist, journalist, blogger and TV presenter. Since 1999 she has written 9 bestselling novels, published in 18 countries and 12 languages. Her first non-fiction book, The Fictional Woman was published in May 2014. She is a long-term advocate for the rights of women and children and is UNICEF’s National Ambassador for Child Survival. Anita Sarkeesian is a media critic, blogger and the creator of Feminist Frequency, a video web series that explores the representations of women in pop culture narratives. In particular, her work highlights issues surrounding the targeted harassment of women in online and gaming spaces.

Scrutiny of Australia's Muslim community has only increased in recent years. Australian women who wear Islamic head coverings have been subject toharassment, but we’ve seen the spontaneous solidarity of #illridewithyou in the wake of the Lindt Café siege. For Muslim women, episodes of community concern about their rights sit alongside racist stereotyping. Listen to Muslim women discuss their own priorities: how to fight sexism within Islamic communities; what happens when Islamophobia meets everyday sexism; and how society reacts to Muslim women taking their place in public life. Randa Abdel-Fattah is a Muslim of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage. She is a writer, passionate human rights advocate, and a spokesperson on issues relating to Palestine, Islam or Australian Muslims. Her articles have been published in The Australian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and Le Monde (France). Susan Carland is a PhD candidate at Monash University, where she is researching the way Muslim women fight sexism within the Muslim community. In 2012 she was named on the 20 Most Influential Australian Female Voices list by The Age. She has also been named on the 500 Most Influential Muslims in the World list, and as a “Muslim Leader of Tomorrow” by the UN Alliance of Civilizations. She is well known for her role on the SBS comedy panel and sketch show Salam Cafe, where she is a founding member and presenter.

- On this one we take on Islamophobia in Australia. - Comedian Eddie Perfect perfectly sums up current political issues in Australia. - Terrorism label often only applied to acts of violence by Islamic people. - Rising Islamophobia in Australia. - The role of politicians like Cory Bernardi, Jacqui Lambie and Tony Abbott in adding fuel to the fire of Islamophobia. - Islamophobia from the government as a deliberate strategy to gain support. - Highlights from a recent Q and A episode, featuring Dr Anne-Azza Aly and Randa Abdel-Fattah. - Conspiracy theories, weapons of mass destruction and lizard people. - The medias role in creating fear. - The myth of eco-terrorism. - Tasmanias Protection from Protesters Bill is as bad as it sounds. - Upcoming protests against Islamophobia. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the clips and stories from it, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2014/10/13/burqa/