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'As a Pakistani-Australian teenager growing up in Western Sydney, Sarah Malik came of age in the shadow of September 11. At the age of twenty, she moved out of home to begin her life as a university student, young Muslim feminist and journalist.
'In this energetic and timely book, Walkley Award-winner Sarah Malik dissects the many layers of identity that have shaped her, from faith, to feminism, race, and class. While navigating religion and family, forging a career in media, and looking for a home of her own, Sarah lays bare the complexities of living between different worlds. She shares stories of working in a newsroom in the age of Islamophobia, studying Arabic in Jordan, mastering the art of swimming, loving Jane Austen and her experiments in the world of ‘wellness’ and therapy.
'Desi Girl explores the power of writing from the margins, and how to find – and take – your place in the world.' (Publication summary)
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I Read Not as a Luxury but as If My Life Depended on It
2023
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— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , May 2023; (p. 20-21) 'Writer Sarah Malik, whose acclaimed memoir Desi Girl: On feminism, race, faith and belonging was published last year, describes her journey to discover an independent creative voice in her address on International Women’s Day in March at the University of Technology, Sydney.' (Introduction) -
Sarah Malik Desi Girl : On Feminism, Race, Faith and Belonging
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 24-30 September 2022;
— Review of Desi Girl : On Feminism, Race, Faith and Belonging 2022 selected work essay autobiography
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Sarah Malik Desi Girl : On Feminism, Race, Faith and Belonging
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 24-30 September 2022;
— Review of Desi Girl : On Feminism, Race, Faith and Belonging 2022 selected work essay autobiography -
I Read Not as a Luxury but as If My Life Depended on It
2023
single work
column
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , May 2023; (p. 20-21) 'Writer Sarah Malik, whose acclaimed memoir Desi Girl: On feminism, race, faith and belonging was published last year, describes her journey to discover an independent creative voice in her address on International Women’s Day in March at the University of Technology, Sydney.' (Introduction)
- Western Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
