When Anne was ten, she walked onto the school playground and a girl spat in her face after calling her ‘a dirty, Arab Muslim’. To her shock, the teacher did nothing. The incident sparked Anne's ongoing passion for justice

When Anne was ten, she walked onto the school playground and a girl spat in her face after calling her ‘a dirty, Arab Muslim’. To her shock, the teacher did nothing. The incident sparked Anne's ongoing passion for justice

On 11 March 2019 Australian Fabians co-hosted with Emily's List "Anne Summers in conversation with Anne Aly" held at the Perth Town Hall.

Anne Aly on discrimination, terrorism & the shiny kettle.

To find out more about Anne's book, Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman

click here.

In 2016, Dr Anne Aly was the first Australian Muslim woman, the first Egyptian-born woman and the first counterterrorism expert to be elected to federal parliament.

This week’s special episode, Clare Keyes-Liley spoke with Labor MP for Cowan Anne Aly about her entry into politics and counter terrorism. In part 2 of the podcast Clare was joined by two WON volunteers Akira and Jenny making calls to other women at our first Women’s Organising Network phonebank.