From Cairo to Canberra -- the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman 'Anne Aly's ... influence will be felt for years to come ... It sinks in how significant she may be to public life.' -- The Good Weekend In 2016, Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counter-terrorism expert to be elected to federal parliament. She was also most probably the first parliamentarian to have seen Zoolander 23 times. 'What am I doing here?' she asked herself as she was sworn in with her hand on her English translation of the Quran. It's a question the former professor has raised more than once since she arrived in Australia aged two bearing the name Azza Mahmoud Fawzi Hosseini Ali el Serougi. The answer is a fascinating and moving story of a Muslim girl growing up in suburban Australia in the seventies, a girl who danced the divide between the expectations and values of their parents' culture and that of their adopted land, and whose yardstick for 'a normal' Australian family was The Brady Bunch. Told with warmth, humour and insight, Finding My Place is an irresistible story by an irrepressible Australian woman who has truly found where she belongs, and who continues to make her mark internationally and in public life.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
ABC Books
ISBN-13
9780733338489
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25046403514
Product Key Features
Book Title
Finding My Place: from Cairo to Canberra-The Irresistible Story of an Irrepressible Woman
Author
Anne Aly
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Memorials
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
235mm
Item Width
154mm
Item Weight
454g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Anne Aly
Country/Region of Manufacture
Australia
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