Susan Carland

Susan Janet Carland is an Australian academic, author and television presenter best known for her ongoing media presence speaking on her academic speciality of women in Islam.

Susan Carland
Born
Susan Janet Carland

1978/1979 (age 41–42)[1][2]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Alma materMonash University
OccupationAuthor, academic
Known forAuthor and commentator on women in Islam
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2002)​
Children2

Early life and education

Carland grew up in Forest Hill in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. She attended public schools.[3] She has stated that one of her favourite recreational pursuits in childhood was ballet, which she pursued from the age of seven.[4]

Carland grew up as a Baptist and Uniting Church Christian―although she later became a Sunni Muslim―and enthusiastically speaks of her upbringing.

Carland completed a Bachelor of Arts and Science at Monash University. She also obtained a doctorate from Monash in 2015, which focused on Muslim women combating sexism from within the religion's own traditions and communities.[5]

Career

Carland teaches gender studies, politics, and sociology at Monash University, with a special focus on Muslim women and Muslims in Australia.[5]

She was a founding member and presenter of the SBS comedy talk show Salam Cafe.[3]

Carland is active in the Islamic Council of Victoria and has appeared on Australian television and radio talk shows, typically providing a specifically Islamic and/or feminist perspective.[3]

In 2018, she hosted the Australian version of quiz show Child Genius, on SBS.[6]

In 2017, Carland wrote Fighting Hislam: women, faith and sexism.

Personal life

Carland converted to Sunni Islam at the age of 19.[7] She became increasingly interested by the religion and then converted in her first year of university.

Carland married Waleed Aly in 2002. They have 2 children and live in Melbourne.

List of works
  • Carland, Susan (2017). Fighting Hislam: Women, Faith and Sexism. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522870350.[8]

References
  1. "Islam in Melbourne". The Age. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  2. "Islam chose me: Susan Carland on religion, love and the hijab". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  3. "Panellist:Susan Carland". Q&A (ABC Television). Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  4. "Season 5 Episode 6: Susan Carland". Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery (ABC Television). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. "Arts > Profiles > Susan Carland". Monash University. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  6. Lallo, Michael (26 July 2018). "Susan Carland: scholar, writer, feminist – and now, quiz show host". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  7. May 7th, Rebecca Abbott |; Comments, 2019 05:08 PM | Add a Comment. "Why Susan Carland converted from Christianity to Islam - Eternity News". www.eternitynews.com.au. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  8. Rizvi, Jamila (3 May 2017). "Fighting Hislam: Susan Carland on what it means to be a Muslim feminist". News.com.au. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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