She is an advocate for Palestinian people and human rights in general, and much of her work focuses on identity and what it means to be Muslim in Australia.
[citation needed] She grew up in Melbourne, Victoria and attended a Catholic primary school and then King Khalid Islamic College.
[citation needed] Abdel-Fattah describes herself as a feminist and has written critical pieces on the situation of women in Saudi Arabia.
[4] "We are just so sick to death of talking about the veil, of Muslim women being defined in terms of their dress...We were really fed up with the discourse constantly focusing on Muslim women’s appearance..." Coming of Age in the War on Terror was shortlisted for the 2022 Victorian Premier's Prize for Nonfiction,[5] the NSW Premier's Literary Awards' Multicultural NSW Award,[6] and longlisted for the Stella Prize.
[8] Abdel-Fattah is a human rights advocate and stood in the 1998 federal election as a member of the Unity Party (slogan: Say No to Pauline Hanson).