I Wasn't Rebellious. Other Friends Had Far

My Family Are Observant Muslims, But I've Come To The Faith Through An Intellectual Conviction, And That's Something That They've Taught Me. It's Never Been Forced Upon Me. They've Given Me A Very Strong Identity As An Australian Muslim.

I've Always Loved Writing, And The Impulse For Me Is Storytelling. I Don't Sit Down And Think: 'what Political Message Can I Sell?' I Love The Creativity Of It.

When It Comes To The Hijab - Why To Wear It, Whether To Wear It, How To Wear It - There Is Theology And Then There Is Practice, And There Is Huge Diversity In Both.

When You Exist In The Centre Of A Debate, As A Topic, A Hypothesis - Otherised And Stigmatised - You Become The Prop In A Proposition.

It's Like One Of Those Scenes From A Feel-good Hollywood Movie. Where Everybody Is Happy And Nobody's Hair Fizzes In The Wind. Where It Doesn't Rain, Your Shoes Stay Comfortable All Day, And Everybody's Jokes Are Funny.