[3] She has stated that one of her favourite recreational pursuits in childhood was ballet, which she pursued from the age of seven.
[4] Carland grew up as a Baptist and Uniting Church Christian―although she later became a Sunni Muslim―and enthusiastically speaks of her upbringing.
She also obtained a doctorate from Monash in 2015, which focused on Muslim women combating sexism from within the religion's own traditions and communities.
[7] She was a founding member and presenter of the SBS comedy talk show Salam Cafe.
[3] In 2018, she hosted the Australian version of quiz show Child Genius, on SBS.