Sara Saleh is an award-winning Arab-Australian poet and long-time campaigner for refugee rights and racial justice who has worked with human rights organisations in Australia and across the Middle East. Sara’s first poetry collection was released in 2016. Her poems have been published in English and Arabic in several publications and anthologies, and she has performed across Australia and internationally. Sara is co-curating upcoming anthology Arab-Australian-Other (Picador 2019) and is working on her debut fiction novel as a Sweatshop Fellow. Currently completing a Juris Doctor at UNSW, Sara also sits on the board of Australia’s largest national advocacy organisation GetUp!
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