Randa Abdel-Fattah

Palestinian-Australian writer, lawyer and academic known for fiction and non-fiction addressing race, identity and human rights; author of Discipline and prominent pro-Palestine advocate whose public statements have attracted sustained media scrutiny.

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Jan 10, 2026 • 31min

BONUS: Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah on the price of speaking out

Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah, a Palestinian-Australian writer, lawyer, and activist, dives into her recent removal from the Adelaide Writers’ Week. She passionately discusses the personal costs of activism, the cultural safety debate, and the fallout from the Bendigo Writers Festival controversy. Randa addresses the power of solidarity among authors and how public scrutiny affects her work. She candidly shares the emotional impact of parenting amidst global atrocities and the importance of creating alternative spaces when the arts face repression.

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