The Glory Garage: Growing up Lebanese Muslim in Australia PDF
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The Glory GARAGE The Glory GARAGE Growing up Lebanese Muslim in Australia Nadia Jamal & Taghred Chandab Firstpublishedin2005 Copyright©NadiaJamalandTaghredChandab,2005 Allrightsreserved.Nopartof thisbookmaybereproducedortransmitted inanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,including photocopying,recordingorbyanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem, withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.TheAustralian CopyrightAct1968(theAct)allowsamaximumof onechapterortenpercent of thisbook,whicheveristhegreater,tobephotocopiedbyanyeducational institutionforitseducationalpurposesprovidedthattheeducationalinstitution (orbodythatadministersit)hasgivenaremunerationnoticetoCopyright AgencyLimited(CAL)undertheAct. Allen&Unwin 83AlexanderSt CrowsNestNSW2065 Australia Phone:(612)84250100 Fax: (612)99062218 Email: [email protected] Web: www.allenandunwin.com NationalLibraryof Australia Cataloguing-in-Publicationentry: Jamal,Nadia Theglorygarage: growingupLebaneseMusliminAustralia ISBN1741146496 1.Muslimgirls–Australia.2.LebaneseAustralians–Sociallifeandcustoms– 21stcentury.3.Acculturation–Australia.I.Chandab,Taghred.II.Title. 305.4869794 CoverphotographybySusanGordon-Brown CoverandtextdesignbySandraNobes Typesetin11pointBembobyTou-CanDesign Covermodels:YesraDarwichandAbirDarwich PrintedinAustraliabyMcPherson’sPrintingGroup 10987654321 Teachers’notesavailablefromwww.allenandunwin.com Nadia Jamal has been a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald since 1997,and is currently night chief of staff.She has worked on the world desk,helping to coordinate coverage of major events and edit the daily pages,and has also beenThe Herald’s education and urban affairs writer. She is studying law and has recently learned to swim. Taghred Chandab worked at The DailyTelegraph before becoming media and public relations manager for the National Soccer League.She was a producer of 2UE’s Steve Price show and more recently a freelance producer at the ABC.Now she has a business called Undercover – Modest Clothing for ModestWomen,which specialises in stylish garments for Muslim and other women. Acknowledgements W ith special thanks to all those who told us their stories, and to Sue Flockhart,EricaWagner,RichardWalsh, Alexandra Nahlous and KeysarTrad. T o Mum,Dad,Hanadi,Kamal,Nahida and Abdul Karim.You’re the best.N.J. T o Mum,Dad,Amna,Nader,Mazen,Maher,Hayan, Hussein,my husbandTarek and my niecesTenisha,Myah and Yasmeen.You are my inspiration.T.C. Contents From the Authors ~ 1 The Glory Garage ~ 9 Undercover ~ 16 Keeping It in the Family ~ 23 Embracing the Hijab ~ 35 Divorcing the Community ~ 45 You’ll Die a Virgin ~ 55 Brotherly Love ~ 62 From Fast to Feast ~ 70 My Dad ~ 77 My Mum ~ 85 Keeping My Head above Water ~ 94 Soft Targets ~ 102 ~ The Glory Garage Lebanese=Rapist=Terrorist ~ 112 The Teenage Bride ~ 118 Destiny on the Internet ~ 128 Call to Prayer ~ 133 The Marriage Ceremony ~ 141 Women Only ~ 149 What’s in a Name? ~ 155 The Road to Conversion ~ 161 From Sydney to Mecca ~ 169 Afterword ~ 179
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