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1 Connection across Lines Louise Omer , 2019 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 7 September 2019; (p. 20)
— Review of Arab, Australian, Other : Stories on Race and Identity 2019 anthology autobiography

'Western understanding of the Middle East, wrote Edward Said in his 1978 book Orientalism, had long been constructed in ­binary opposition to the West. Dividing lines were drawn to serve the dominant colonising power. The Arab world was ­defined as sensuous, uncivilised, depraved, other.' (Introduction)
1 From Swapped Babies to Psychosis : Author Explores Harrowing Side of Motherhood Louise Omer , 2018 single work
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 2 April 2018;

'GP Susi Fox’s debut novel digs deep into stress and exposes medicine’s sexist practices.'
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