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
editBorn 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
edit- ^ Media, AMUST (25 September 2016). "Jamila Hussain, an Australian Muslim Pioneer".
- ^ a b "Second Hour: Jamila Hussain :: Sunday Nights". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Dr Jamila Hussain". ABC Radio National. 15 October 2009.
- ^ Hussain, Jamila (23 September 2014). "Sharia 101: a user's guide for Jacqui Lambie". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Hussain, Jamila (24 November 2008). "Islam at a cultural crossroad". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "What is Sharia law?". News.
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