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Jamila Hussain

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Jamila Hussain (1942, Katoomba - 31 August 2016, Sydney) was a Muslim community leader in Australia and an academic at the University of Technology Sydney.

Biography

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Born in 1942 in Katoomba, New South Wales, she studied at the University of Sydney. She married a Chinese Muslim man and studied Shariah law in Malaysia. Widowed in 1994, she returned to Australia and pursued a career as community leader, commentator, and academic.[1] She was the author of Islam, Its Law and Society.[2][3] She died in 2016. Her public commentary on Islam, Sharia and its place in Australia appeared in Sydney Morning Herald,[4][5] SBS [6] and in interviews on the ABC.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Media, AMUST (25 September 2016). "Jamila Hussain, an Australian Muslim Pioneer".
  2. ^ a b "Second Hour: Jamila Hussain :: Sunday Nights". www.abc.net.au.
  3. ^ "Dr Jamila Hussain". ABC Radio National. 15 October 2009.
  4. ^ Hussain, Jamila (23 September 2014). "Sharia 101: a user's guide for Jacqui Lambie". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ Hussain, Jamila (24 November 2008). "Islam at a cultural crossroad". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  6. ^ "What is Sharia law?". News. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.