Arab, Australian, Other
Subtitle: Stories on Race and Identity
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781760785017
Description: Although there are 22 separate Arab nationalities representing an enormous variety of cultural backgrounds and experiences, the portrayal of Arabs in Australia tends to range from homogenising (at best) to racist pop-culture caricatures. Edited by award-winning author and academic Randa Abdel-Fattah, and activist and poet Sara Saleh, and featuring contributors Michael Mohammed Ahmad, Ruby Hamad and Paula Abood, among many others, this collection explores the experience of living as a member of the Arab diaspora in Australia and includes stories of family, ethnicity, history, grief, isolation, belonging and identity.