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Hana : the audacity to be free / Hana Assafiri.

Hana : the audacity to be free / Hana Assafiri.
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305.42 ASS
 Adult Non Fiction   Adult Lending . On Loan . 7 Jul 2024
Reserve Title Catalogue Record 700043165
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ISBN 9781922779182 (paperback)
9781922779236 (hardback)
Classification 305.42 ASS
Personal Name Assafiri, Hana, 1964-
Title Hana : the audacity to be free / Hana Assafiri.
Variant Title Hana : tapping the glass
Production & Copyright Details Melbourne, VIC : Melbourne Books, [2024]
©2024
Physical Description 188 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 24 cm
Content type text
still image
Summary Note 'I am every woman and every woman's quest to be free.' Hana Assafiri is a much loved and revered social activist and radical entrepreneur. Through the medium of food and dining in her now-renowned Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana has worked tirelessly to rectify the systemic and social barriers to women's empowerment. Hana's memoir follows her childhood between Lebanon and Australia, her forced arranged marriage, her numerous attempts to escape, and her ensuing career in women's services. In 1998, she opened the Moroccan Soup Bar, which would quickly become an iconic Melbourne institution--founded on the radical notion that marginalised women, together in the kitchen, can effect social change, Every evening at the Moroccan Soup Bar, Hana would 'tap a glass' and deliver a monologue to provoke thought and initiate conversation on important topics. (Hana writes in the book that 'the food is free--you pay for the conversation'!) This 'glass tapping' serves as a framing device throughout the book, giving readers pause between chapters to reflect on important issues such as truth-telling, violence against women, and Islamophobia. Hana's reputation has flourished as an entrepreneur, feminist, and social activist. Her memoir is a call to arms, inviting readers to join her mission of empowerment, inspiration and progress. Hana serves as a testament to women's capacity to redefine their own freedom; and in doing so, shape a world where all of us can truly flourish and thrive.
Subject-Personal Name Assafiri, Hana, -- 1964-
Subject - Topical Term Feminists -- Australia -- Biography
Social reformers -- Australia -- Biography
Restaurateurs -- Australia -- Biography
Businesspeople -- Australia -- Biography
Muslim women -- Australia -- Biography
Lebanese -- Australia -- Biography
Subject - Genre Autobiographies
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