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How would you feel, as a guest, about sitting in a suburban living room that is for women only?
What if you wanted a baby but as a single woman could not have one outside of a marriage?
Could you stay home to mourn a husband for four months and ten days?

Headstrong Daughters takes us inside the lives of Muslim women in Australia today. They are working professionals, mothers, and students. At home they are finding ways to stay true to their faith as well as to themselves, navigating the expectations of their families and the traditions they brought with them to their new country.

But things are not always what they seem. These candid, moving and sometimes surprising stories reveal a side to Australian life that is little known and often misunderstood. Inspiring, warm and determined, these women are the new face of Islam in Australia.

Headstrong Daughters: Inspiring stories from the new generation of Australian Muslim women

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How would you feel, as a guest, about sitting in a suburban living room that is for women only? What... Read more

    Publisher: Allen & Unwin
    Publication Date: 24/04/2018
    ISBN13: 9781760293314, 978-1760293314
    ISBN10: 1760293318

    Number of Pages: 240

    Non Fiction , Biography

    Description

    How would you feel, as a guest, about sitting in a suburban living room that is for women only?
    What if you wanted a baby but as a single woman could not have one outside of a marriage?
    Could you stay home to mourn a husband for four months and ten days?

    Headstrong Daughters takes us inside the lives of Muslim women in Australia today. They are working professionals, mothers, and students. At home they are finding ways to stay true to their faith as well as to themselves, navigating the expectations of their families and the traditions they brought with them to their new country.

    But things are not always what they seem. These candid, moving and sometimes surprising stories reveal a side to Australian life that is little known and often misunderstood. Inspiring, warm and determined, these women are the new face of Islam in Australia.

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