![]() The strength of Amal is beautiful and she is a great role model for teenage girls, struggling to stand up for themselves in a world of peer pressure and designer clothing trends. This is an incredibly powerful book that is perfect for teens, no matter what they believe in terms of religion. She stands up to people that scorn her and when upset, only lets it show to her closest friends and family. The headmaster at her private school is not too keen on Amal messing up the uniform system with the hajib, Tia, a snotty girl in Amal's class is set on making her feel like a loser, and Adam, the one boy Amal has had a crush on, seems to like her back, but also is somewhat uncomfortable with the whole religion thing.Īmal stands by the decision she made to wear her faith, quite literally, on her body. When she does decide to go forth with her plan to wear the hajib everywhere, except in the company of family, she knows she is setting herself up for prejudice. ![]() No, her parents are not forcing her, in fact, they are almost wary of her doing so, this is completely Amal's choice. Being a Muslim of strong faith, Amal wants to wear her hajib head covering all the time. ![]() In, Does My Head Look Big in This, by Australian author Randa Abdel-Fatthah, Amal, a typical 11th grade girl, is struggling with a very personal decision. It was on a topic that needed to be written about, at least in the YA genre, for quite a long time and I am so glad that it was this brand-spankin new author that decided to take on the task. ![]()
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