Susan Carland

Susan Carland
Born	1978/1979 (age 38–39) 1978/1979 (age 38–39)
Alma mater	Monash University
Occupation	Author, academic
Known for	Author and commentator on women in Islam
Television	Salam Cafe
Spouse(s)	Waleed Aly
Children	2

Susan Janet Carland is an Australian academic, author, and feminist, best known for her ongoing media presence speaking on her academic speciality of women in Islam.

Carland teaches gender studies, politics, and sociology at Monash University, with a special focus on Muslim women and Muslims in Australia. She is a founding member and presenter of the SBS comedy talk show Salam Cafe.

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

She was on the program to appear in three events at the 2017 Brisbane Writers Festival.

Carland grew up in Forest Hill in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. She attended public schools. She has stated that one of her favourite recreational pursuits in childhood was ballet, which she pursued from the age of seven.

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.

Carland is a Muslim and converted to the religion from Christianity at the age of 19. She is married to writer and media personality Waleed Aly. They have a daughter and a son.

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