Randa Abdel-Fattah | Discipline
Thu 8 Oct 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Randa Abdel-Fattah made headlines in 2026 following her removal from the Adelaide Writers’ Week, sparking a boycott and eventual cancellation of the entire festival. At the heart of this was her characterisation of Israel’s military actions as a ‘genocide’.
Randa joins us to share her novel Discipline, exploring related themes of censorship, complicity, courage and resilience. Set against a backdrop of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the book centres around an incident where a student is arrested for protesting a university’s ties to an Israeli arms manufacturer. Sure to be a powerful and unmissable event, Randa reminds us of the power of speaking out, and the courage of listening.
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Book a ticket for this event and the Layla McCay ‘The Queer Bookshelf’ event – happening on the same evening – and get a 25% discount on your order. Both tickets need to be booked at the same rate e.g. 2 x Full Price tickets or 2 x Concession tickets.
Venue: Newnham College, Lucia Windsor Room
Duration: 1 hour
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Author Biography
Randa Abdel-Fattah is an ARC Future Fellow at Macquarie University. Her research areas cover Islamophobia, race, Palestine, the war on terror, youth identities and social movement activism. Dr Abdel-Fattah is also a former lawyer and the award-winning author of twelve books for children and young adults, which have been translated into over thirteen languages. She has won and been shortlisted and longlisted for awards including the Australian Book of The Year Award. Discipline is her debut adult novel.
