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A review by jaclyn_sixminutesforme
Growing Up Muslim in Australia: Coming of Age by Amra Pajalic, Demet Divaroren
4.0
“We recognized that young adult literature hadn’t yet captured the diversity of the Australian Muslim coming-of-age experience. We decided to gather stories from Muslims, both well known and not so well known, for a mainstream readership. In particular, we hoped to show how richly diverse their backgrounds are, given that Australian Muslims come from 70 different countries.”
For those looking for a diverse essay collection that speaks to growing up as a Muslim in Australia, and how this intersects with so many other ways people identify, this is the collection for you!
The collection (edited by Amra Pajalic and Demet Divaroren) includes a variety of male and female contributors that talk about their own personal experiences growing up, including those born in Australia and those who moved from various parts of the world. The essays look at confronting issues like gender, language barriers, sexuality, class and more, all alongside finding a place within both their own branch of Islam and the Australian community more broadly. The essays are so well written and so personal to each contributor, I appreciated the insight into their lives that each shared. I definitely recommend this collection - I think international readers will see many parallels in the experiences to those in their own countries, and I’m looking forward to reading more reviews as this book is read more widely!
If you’re participating in the @thereadingwomen challenge, this may satisfy prompt 11, a book featuring a religion other than your own.
For those looking for a diverse essay collection that speaks to growing up as a Muslim in Australia, and how this intersects with so many other ways people identify, this is the collection for you!
The collection (edited by Amra Pajalic and Demet Divaroren) includes a variety of male and female contributors that talk about their own personal experiences growing up, including those born in Australia and those who moved from various parts of the world. The essays look at confronting issues like gender, language barriers, sexuality, class and more, all alongside finding a place within both their own branch of Islam and the Australian community more broadly. The essays are so well written and so personal to each contributor, I appreciated the insight into their lives that each shared. I definitely recommend this collection - I think international readers will see many parallels in the experiences to those in their own countries, and I’m looking forward to reading more reviews as this book is read more widely!
If you’re participating in the @thereadingwomen challenge, this may satisfy prompt 11, a book featuring a religion other than your own.