It paints a clear picture of the varied opinion between families ad generations about what it means to be a good muslim, and shows the differing options on what is culturally appropriate. Sixteenyearold amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab fulltime and everyone has a reaction. Free delivery on your first eligible order to uk or ireland. Does my head look big in this available for download and read online in other formats.
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She has decided to express her religious convictions and wear the hijab to school. Novel awards winner of the australian industry book award for best australian book for. She believes that she is overweight, although no one else seems to see this simones incredibly. Randa abdelfattah is the awardwinning author of 11 novels and is published in over 15 countries. Selfimage messages, no matter what your culturalreligious background. Buy does my head look big in this book online at low prices in. This novel, while a little overlong, is definitely worth reading, but i wish i had read this back in 2005. View and read does my head look big in this free pdf pdf ebook free online before you decide to download by clicking read and download button. The intense emotions of adolescence drew her to the genre, and nine books and a law degree later, abdelfattah remains enchanted by writing and has another book in the works, a return to. In randa abdelfattahs brilliant debut novel, amal, an australianpalestinian girl living in a.
At the start of the final term of the school year, amal decides to begin wearing the hijab fulltime as an expression of her islamic faith. High school is tough enough without throwing a hijab into the mix. Ever since i was a child i am used to seeing young children walking to school with the scarves on their head. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. At a time of rising islamophobia and cultural misunderstanding, this play about a typical american highschool teen who happens to be muslim is a great tool for tolerance. About the book amal, an australianpalestinian girl makes the biggest decision of her life.
Does my head look big in this pdf epub download cause of. My mums been trying to lose ten kilos for the past ten years. Randa abdelfattah is an australian and muslim writer and her book does my head look big in this. Eproceedings of the conference on management and muamalah comm 2014, 2627 may 2014 synergizing knowledge on management and muamalah eisbn. Amal is a 16yearold melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a little different from everyone else. The narrator is unwilling to admit that she no longer identifies with her religion. This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of three australian teenage novels melina marchettas looking for alibrandi 1992, randa abdelfattahs does my head look big in this. Notes these teachers notes are designed to assist you and your class in investigating the issues and concerns contained in the novel. The narrator resents the other students in school for pressuring her to wear a hijab. Winner in the australian book industry awards 2006 australian book of the year for older children. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are amal. Amal abdelhakim is a 17yearold australianpalestinianmuslim whos asking the same question all teens ask.
The narrator finds the hijab to be uncomfortable and embarrassing. Drama by jeff gottesfeld and elizabeth wong based on the book by randa abdelfattah dramatic publishing company woodstock, illinois australia new zealand south africa. She faces many challenges when wearing it to school, in public, and even on the city bus. Reading the hijab as a marker of faith in randa abdel fattahs does my head look big in this. Pdf does my head look big in this download full pdf. What inspired you to write does my head look big in this. Article pdf available in gema online journal of language studies 163 october 2016 with 1,511. They dont suddenly give in when theyve spent years taking out. Hardcover w dust jacket description from the publisher.
I suspect she had me intravenously drinking wheatgrass juice when i was a foetus. But she stands by her decision to embrace her faith and all that it is, even if it does make her a. Amal is a year 11 student in her third term at a posh private school in melbourne. Chattering and chirping, walking in groups we saw them on our annual drive into kerala. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 360 pages and is available in hardcover format.
It became apparent to me that the only time muslim females appeared as heroines in books were as escapees of the taliban, victims of an honour killing, or subjects of the saudi royalty. Amal is a 16yearold melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate and. Try wearing a veil on your head and practising the bumsup position at lunchtime and you know youre in for a tough time at school. When i first started at hidaya i hated wearing the hijab.
Does my head look big in this gives an inside look into the modern challenges and pressures faced by muslims in the western world. Also, you can read online does my head look big in this full book. There are a million different voices in my head scaring me off. Australian author randa abdelfattah wrote her first ya novel while still a young adult herself. Look and youll also see a tab for free books in that genre bingo. For purely nostalgic reasons i just had to read it.
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