Susan Carland

Carland attended public schools.^[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.^[5]

Carland completed a Bachelor of Arts and Science at Monash University. 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.^[6][7]

Carland teaches gender studies, politics, and sociology at Monash University, with a special focus on Muslim women and Muslims in Australia.^[7]

She was a founding member and presenter of the SBS comedy talk show Salam Cafe.^[3]

Carland is active in the Islamic Council of Victoria and has appeared on Australian television and radio talk shows, typically providing a specifically Islamic and/or feminist perspective.^[3]

In 2018, she hosted the Australian version of quiz show Child Genius, on SBS.^[8]

In 2017, Carland wrote Fighting Hislam: women, faith and sexism.

Carland converted to Sunni Islam at the age of 19.^[9] She became increasingly interested in the religion and then converted in her first year of university.

Carland married Waleed Aly in 2002. They have 2 children and live in Melbourne.

• Carland, Susan (2017). Fighting Hislam: Women, Faith and Sexism. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522870350.^[10]

• "Susan Carland — Monash University" https://research.monash.edu/en/persons/susan-carland