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by Randa Abdel-Fattah

ISBN: 999214257X
ISBN13: 978-9992142578
Language: Arabic
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens; 1 edition (June 5, 2012)
Pages: 400
Category: Growing Up and Facts of Life
Subategory: For Kids

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I was really anticipating reading Does My Head Look Big In This? after being recommended to me as a great book . The problem with this book is that it is WAY too dramatic and unrealistic

I was really anticipating reading Does My Head Look Big In This? after being recommended to me as a great book with a Muslim protagonist. The problem with this book is that it is WAY too dramatic and unrealistic. Abdel-Fattah attempts to portray Amal and her friends as realistic and relatable, but what she ends up doing is showing two girls from two extremely different sides of the spectrum. Most Muslim girls' lives are not like Amal's or Leila's, but are somewhere in between.

Home Randa Abdel-Fattah Does My Head Look Big in This? . My mum’s name is Jamila, which means beautiful in Arabic. She’s loud and energetic, loves to laugh, and is neurotically clean. At this stage you should probably also know that my name is Amal Mohamed Nasrullah Abdel-Hakim. You can thank my father, paternal grandfather, and paternal great-grandfather for that one. The teachers labelled me slow in preschool because I was the last child to learn how to spell her name. The type who Sprays and Wipes doorknobs and dusts extension cords.

Randa Abdel-Fattah (born 6 June 1979) is an Australian Muslim writer of Palestinian and Egyptian parentage. Randa was born in Australia and her debut novel, Does My Head Look Big in This?, was published in 2005. Abdel-Fattah was born in Sydney, New South Wales on 6 June 1979 of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage. She grew up in Melbourne, Victoria and attended a Catholic primary school and Islamic secondary college, obtaining an International Baccalaureate.

Randa Abdel-Fattah is an attorney, a writer, a chocoholic, and an. .She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? and TEN THINGS I HATE ABOUT ME, both published by Orchard Books.

Randa Abdel-Fattah is an attorney, a writer, a chocoholic, and an active member in the interfaith community, as well as the campaign for Palestinian human rights. She is also the author of the forthcoming middle-grade novel, WHERE THE STREETS HAD A NAME, published by Scholastic Press. Ms. Abdel-Fattah lives in Sydney, Australia, with her husband and their children.

Город: Sydney, AustraliaПодписчиков: 9 ты. себе: Author

Город: Sydney, AustraliaПодписчиков: 9 ты. себе: Author.

24The following month, I go out rollerblading at St Kilda beach with Adam, Josh, Eileen and Simone on Saturday. It’s October and the weather has warmed up and we can do more outdoor things together. My dad has agreed to drop. My dad has agreed to drop me off in front of Luna Park. It takes him the entire stretch of Punt Road to get through his Golden Rules of Visiting St Kilda. First he warns me not to use the toilets in McDonald’s. Then it’s about touching syringes, which he must think is my weekend pastime.

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Discover ideas about Australia Living. She is all of the things that a typical Australian teenager is with the attitude, intelligence, and aspirations of a "modern girl. However, her life takes a dramatic turn when she decides to wear her hijab full-time. Does My Head Look Big In This? More information.

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Randa Abdel-Fattah's new novel about finding your place in life. and learning to accept yourself and your culture. At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie - one of the crowd

by Randa Abdel-Fattah. Randa Abdel-Fattah's new novel about finding your place in life. At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie - one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah - driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Osc. No Sex in the City. by Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Randa Fattah has also included this theme in to the novel, Does My Head Look Big In This through chapter .

Randa Fattah has also included this theme in to the novel, Does My Head Look Big In This through chapter three. It is evident when Amal decided to wear the Hijab as a full timer. It seemed that her parents are not agree with her opinion. Randa Abdel Fattah highlights these challenges via the main character Amal, such as; the perspectives from others effects on individuality and the way finding their true identity. Once one’s being conscious to resolve the problems, there’ always an exit ways through to the journey’s destinations.

A witty and engaging story about being young and Muslim.

Amal Abdel-Hakim is, a seventeen year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim trying to come to grips with her various identities. It’s hard enough being cool as a teenager when being one issue behind the latest Cosmo is enough to disqualify you from the in-group. Try wearing a veil and talking intimately about personal issues and you know you’re in for a tough time at school in Australia.

Luckily her friends support her, although they've got troubles of their own. Simone, blonde, gorgeous and overweight – has serious image issues, and Leila's really intelligent but her parents are more interested in her getting a marriage certificate than her high school certificate! Maybe Amal’s problems are not as bad as she thinks…

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Contemporary Young Adult fiction has developed a greater sense of sophistication and maturity in its approach to a wide range of issues that concern adolescents in meaningful ways—race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, violence, domestic abuse, and sexual abuse (among other themes) are examined sensitively and plausibly in any number of well written works of Young Adult literature. The topic of religion, however, consistently challenges writers of YA fiction. I’ve yet to come across a novel that features religion and faith as integral narrative elements and issues that profoundly affect characters in ways that compel them to develop and think independently. *Does My Head Look Big in This?* comes pretty close but falls somewhat short.

The novel focuses on Amal, a high school junior living in Australia. At the start of the final term of the school year, Amal decides to begin wearing the hijab full-time as an expression of her Islamic faith. The novel follows her through some quite typical high school experiences—she and her friends develop crushes on boys, contend with bullying “mean girls,” deal with body image issues, worry about upcoming exams, and cope with overbearing/controlling/unsympathetic/embarrassing parents. Amal has a fairly diverse group of friends—some are Islamic, some are Jewish, some are Palestinian-Australians (like Amal), others hail from other parts of the world, including Mrs. Vaselli, Amal’s elderly Greek-Australian neighbor who reluctantly befriends Amal. Throughout all of these encounters and the rest of the minor conflicts that arise throughout the course of the plot, Amal’s decision to wear the hijab—which seems to be the driving force behind the novel’s primary conflict—increasingly fades into the background. Until the latter portion of the novel, when Amal’s friend Leila runs away from home because of her mother’s strict opposition to her desire for education and independence.

Ultimately, Amal’s assertion of her faith creates few problems for her. It does, however, provide her with an enlightened perspective on the actions of others. It seems as though once Amal has resolved her feelings about her own faith and becomes comfortable with her decision (she even rejects a mere kiss from Adam, her crush, and explains that any form of intimacy is forbidden before marriage)—only then can she develop insight and understand the beliefs and action of others, particularly Mrs. Vaselli and Leila.

Although the novel is rather lighthearted and avoids serious drama, it sends a powerful albeit tangential message about faith in oneself and the value of empathy.

Nikojas

I read this book for a reading challenge and found it absolutely delightful. The teenage voice was just sassy and sarcastic enough to be hilarious. The main character dealt with many issues, not just her faith and decision to wear hijab full time. Through it all, she learned a lot about herself. I admire her being woman enough to not only stand up for her faith, but also for her friends and convictions, but most of all to admit to herself and others when she's wrong. This is why reading challenges are good. Ordinarily I would not likely choose a young adult novel about a Muslim teen. I am so glad I did. Although my faith is different and my age is three times Amal's and then some, there is a lot I can learn from her character. Well done!

Samugor

I LOVED this book. It's a YA fiction novel about female empowerment, cultural & religious acceptance, and a wonderful depiction of how the hijab is viewed by many Muslim woman as a tool for self-expression and independence that empowers them in many, many ways. It's a beautiful (and funny) telling of how a young adolescent Muslim girl fights her oppression and the bigotry that she's faced with by standing up for what she believes in. The writing is also really good, albiet a little too teenagery at times, and the book has wonderful about self-identity and self-respect, messages that I think are important for any teen girl, no matter what their cultural or religious background.

Umor

I'm a 30 year old convert to Islam, although I've become completely confident in my Islamic attire... I have 2 daughters who are becoming of age where they must pray, cover etc.. And I think this book will boost their cconfidence in doing what is expected of them as Muslim girls. I find this story so intriguing but I can't understand why her parents were stand offish about her wearing the veil.. I would be stoked! So cares what ppl think! Wear your veils proudly ladies, your beautiful!

Vit

My son (14) read this over the summer, it was on his reading list, he enjoyed it very much. I skimmed through it, thought it was nicely realistic and the author did a great job handling the variety of issues faced by Muslims in non-Muslim countries (the main character lives in Australia).

OTANO

Fun, easy read with a light take on Hijabi issues, but deep enough to make you see the struggle that Hijabis go through. It is often the inner turmoil and choice that is harder to deal with than external critique. The books highlights what a personal choice wearing the Hijab is.

It was interesting to see the teen perspective - this Hijabi has just one more thing to deal with, on top of school, friends, boys and nagging parents.

fetish

This is an engaging YA novel, particularly for girls. While the content is particularly powerful for Muslims, the identity issues the narrator struggles with are universally relatable. The novel gives the reader perspective on faith and identity, as well as being a member of a minority in a majority culture. This is all done with great humor.

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