Nadia Jamal Nadia Jamal i(A7593 works by)
Gender: Female
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Nadia Jamal was born in Australia but raised in a traditional Lebanese Muslim family. After completing her education she joined the Sydney Morning Herald as a journalist in 1997. She has held numereous posts with this newspaper since then including the education and urban affairs writer, Night Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief of Staff. Jamal has since studied law, learned to swim and participated in the US State Department's inaugural Edward R. Murrow program for journalists. (Source: Saxton Speakers Bureau)

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y separately published work icon The Glory Garage : Growing Up Lebanese Muslim in Australia Crows Nest : Allen and Unwin , 2005 Z1261391 2005 selected work non-fiction young adult 'We call the obsession with collecting household items for married life the glory garage syndrome. We're talking serious shopping here and it affects many Lebanese girls long before an engagement ring is on their finger. A generation ago, our parents migrated to Australia as young men and women, leaving their families behind in Lebanon. They worked hard in factories and shops and taxis in their new country. We were born here and consider ourselves Australian, but we don't want to deny our Lebanese heritage. At times we feel like we live in two worlds. We are torn between two cultures, when we want to be both. In these fascinating and candid real-life stories, journalists Nadia Jamal and Taghred Chandab reveal the dilemmas of young people trying to be true to the values of their parents and also be true to themselves.' (Publisher's blurb)
2006 shortlisted New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards — Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature
2006 honour book CBCA Book of the Year Awards — Eve Pownall Award for Information Books
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