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Nadia Jamal

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I currently work as a financial crime analyst at a global bank. Prior to this, I was a newspaper and digital journalist at Fairfax Media, starting my 15-year career at The Sydney Morning Herald as a reporter. I also held senior newsroom roles at Fairfax's smh.com.au and the Sunday newspaper, The Sun-Herald. After leaving journalism, I gained my qualifications to practise as a lawyer. My book, Headstrong Daughters, is about how Muslim women from a range of cultural backgrounds live in Australia. It covers diverse themes including segregated living rooms, Sunni-Shiite relationships, and inheritance rules. Headstrong Daughters is my second published book. My first book, The Glory Garage, covered the lives of teenage girls from a Lebanese Austr ...more

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Nadia Jamal I don't know if I'd call it 'writer's block' but there were periods when I didn't want to write in a full-on way. Instead, I would take some time to s…moreI don't know if I'd call it 'writer's block' but there were periods when I didn't want to write in a full-on way. Instead, I would take some time to scribble down words, ideas or things to look into, and I found that at some point I would come back to them and tackle the writing in a more serious way. (less)

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Nadia Jamal There's more than one thing, but my list definitely includes learning new things about how people live. …moreThere's more than one thing, but my list definitely includes learning new things about how people live. (less)

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	Headstrong Daughters: Inspiring Stories From The New Generation Of Australian Muslim Women 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glory Garage: Growing up Lebanese Muslim in Australia by Nadia Jamal (Goodreads Author), Taghred Chandab 3.38 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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