Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch Randa Abdel-Fattah as she speaks on her 'blistering and brilliant’ new work of fiction Discipline with host Micaela Sahhar.
Originally presented on Tuesday 9 September 2025 by The Wheeler Centre.
An unflinching dive into the ruptures of our social fabric, Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Discipline explores the ugly truths about the sacrifices we’re willing to make in pursuit of what is right.
Through the intertwined stories of Ashraf, an academic whose career and personal life are in freefall, and Hannah, a young journalist struggling to honour the voices of her community, Abdel-Fattah shines a light on the compromised inner workings of two of today's most contested fields – academia and the media. Grappling with racism, moral courage and the failings of liberal institutions, this is a work that considers the choices people make to change unjust systems – or allow unjust systems to change them.
Abdel-Fattah sits down with Micaela Sahhar to discuss writing this bold novel that asks: who pays the price when those who are privileged choose to remain silent?
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Watch Randa Abdel-Fattah as she speaks on her 'blistering and brilliant’ new work of fiction Discipline with host Micaela Sahhar.
Originally presented on Tuesday 9 September 2025 by The Wheeler Centre.
An unflinching dive into the ruptures of our social fabric, Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Discipline explores the ugly truths about the sacrifices we’re willing to make in pursuit of what is right.
Through the intertwined stories of Ashraf, an academic whose career and personal life are in freefall, and Hannah, a young journalist struggling to honour the voices of her community, Abdel-Fattah shines a light on the compromised inner workings of two of today's most contested fields – academia and the media. Grappling with racism, moral courage and the failings of liberal institutions, this is a work that considers the choices people make to change unjust systems – or allow unjust systems to change them.
Abdel-Fattah sits down with Micaela Sahhar to discuss writing this bold novel that asks: who pays the price when those who are privileged choose to remain silent?
🔔 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
youtube.com/@WheelerCentre
𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞
The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne.
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞
Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre.
𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👇
🔗 Website: wheelercentre.com
🔗 Instagram: instagram.com/wheelercentre
🔗 Facebook: facebook.com/wheelercentre
🔗Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social
🔗 LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN
#WheelerCentre #WheelerCentreTalks #SmartConversations #InspiringTalks #LearnOnYouTube #YouTubeEducation #PublicTalks #Storytelling #books #writing #ideas
