Shakira Hussein

Young Muslim women: the ambivalences of speaking out

Amanda Keddie, Taghreed Jamal Al Deen, Shakira Hussein, Alexandra Miftah Russ

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Gender Studies

This paper explores how a small group of young Australian Muslim women are engaging with the discourses of gender, religion and cu..

#MeToo and the Uneven Distribution of Trauma

Shakira Hussein

Book Chapter  |  2019

In this collection thirty-five contributors share their own #MeToo stories, analysis and commentary to survey the movement in an A..

Diasporas and Dystopias on the Beach: Burkini wars in France and Australia

Shakira Hussein, S Bloul, S Poynting

Book Chapter  |  2019

This volume will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students as well as postdoctoral researchers interested in fields such a..

From Victims to Suspects Muslim Women Since 9/11

Shakira Hussein

Book  |  2019

Drawing on interviews and examples from across the globe, this book tackles the shifting narratives surrounding Muslim women Once ..

BOOK REVIEW: Is Racism an Environmental Threat?

Randa Abdel-Fattah, Shakira Hussein, Steve Matthewman, Ghassan Hage

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Sociology

Hage’s book tells us that inequality is an insufficient explanation for the question of how the Grenfell Tower residents came to b..

Conscripts or volunteers? Young Muslims as everyday explainers

A Harris, S Hussein

Journal article  |  2018  |  Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies

Young Muslims in the West are often at the forefront of efforts to explain, demystify and de-stigmatise Islam and Muslim identity ..

Halal chops and fascist cupcakes: On diversity and the weaponisation of food

S Hussein

Journal article  |  2017  |  Meanjin

I'm here to address concerns that too many perky white males are contributing to a lack of diversity on our screens,' says perky w..

'We're Not Multicultural, but... '

Shakira Hussein, Scott Poynting

Journal article  |  2017  |  Journal of Intercultural Studies

This article reconsiders the 2005 Cronulla riots after ten years. We begin by examining three examples of events misread ten years..

From Victims to Suspects Muslim Women Since 9/11

Shakira Hussein

Book  |  2016

Shakira Hussein explores the lives of women negotiating the hazards of the post-9/11 terrain, from volatile Afghan refugee camps a..

To the time I didn't get what I want

S HUSSEIN

Book Chapter  |  2015

Uplifting, passionate and compelling, From the Heartis a wonderful new collection from your favourite Australians of note. All roy..