Does my head look big in this audiobook

Chattering and chirping, walking in groups we saw them on our annual drive into kerala. 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. Year eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of melbourne, australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the muslim head scarf, full. Meanwhile, shes forming a relationship with an elderly neighbor who has a big identity secret.

Sixteenyearold amal exchanges ims with a cute boy, chats with friends on her cell phone, reads cosmo and decides to wear a hijab, or muslim head scarf, fulltime, including to her elite private high school in melbourne, australia. Try wearing a veil on your head and practising the bums up position at lunchtime and you know youre in for a tough time at school. Jul 08, 2011 book trailer for the award winning book does my head look big in this by randa abdelfattah. Group exercises these tasks involve the whole class through discussing. Sixteenyearold amal exchanges ims with a cute boy, chats with friends on her cell phone, reads cosmo and decides to wear a hijab, or muslim head scarf, fulltime, including to her elite private high school. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Adam comes up and starts talking to her about it and seems. Headstrong and witty, 16yearold amal, an australianmuslimpalestinian that m. Does my head look big in this book trailer youtube. Amal is a 16yearold melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate and. Luckily my friends support me, although theyve got a few troubles of their.

Does my head look big in this click here for novel extracts. 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. Below you will find links to the various reading activities associated with this book. Terms in this set 15 amal mohamed nasrullaabdelhakim. So, when ellen comes out, everyone leap to your feet, give her a crazy big superloud round of applause. Remember you need to complete a total of five reading activities and at least one prereading, one during reading, and one postreading activity. Ever since i was a child i am used to seeing young children walking to school with the scarves on their head. A yamg book about a young australianpalestinian muslim teenager. A bit overly girly and giggly for me, a bit too much like an afterschool special, but the seriousness of the topic of religious faith and religious freedom almost balances that out. Her friends, both muslim and christian, support her choice, but she still deals with negative consequences at.

Amal is a 16yearold melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate and cosmo magazine. Her parents, her teachers, her friends, people on the street. Simone, blonde, gorgeous and overweight shes got serious image issues, and leilas really intelligent but her parents are more interested in her getting a marriage certificate than her high school certificate. Does my head look big in this gives an inside look into the modern challenges and pressures faced by muslims in the western world. Until now regarding the book we have now does my head look big in this. This novel, while a little overlong, is definitely worth reading, but i wish i had read this back in 2005. After reading the atheist muslim it seemed like this might be an interesting book to read after. The perspective of young muslim teenagers theme religion i would recommend this book if youre into a comingofage story about a young woman. Does my head look big in this by sasha bridges on prezi. Im amal abdelhakim, a seventeen yearold australianpalestinianmuslim still trying to come to grips with my. Characters for does my head look big in this flashcards quizlet.

Business publishing industry library and information science. Im in eleventh grade and in four days ill be starting my third term at the snobby and elitist mccleans preparatory school, where its hard enough. Sixteenyearold amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab fulltime and everyone has a reaction. Luckily my friends support me, although theyve got a few troubles of their own. Audiobook box free audiobooks free unlimited audiobooks. Fulltimers is what my friends and i call girls who wear the hijab all the time. Year eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of melbourne, australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the muslim head scarf, fulltime as a badge of her faithwithout losing her identity or sense of style. 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. Characters for does my head look big in this flashcards. Winner in the australian book industry awards 2006 australian book of the year for older children. Thats all 16yearold rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novels does my head look big in this. Voiced with cheeky humor by rebecca macauley, abdelfattahs novel deals with what happens when 16yearold amal decides to wear a head scarf full time.

Shes also a muslim, struggling to honour the islamic faith in a society that doesnt understand it. What he finds instead is a fisthappy cop, paul galluzzo, who mistakes rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes rashads pleadings. I was ready to wear the hijab, the head scarf, all the time. Amal is a 16yearold melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate. Randa abdelfattah is an attorney, a writer, a chocoholic, and an active member in the interfaith community, as well as the campaign for palestinian human rights. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. With an engaging narrator at the helm, abdelfattahs debut novel should open the eyes of many a reader. Book trailer for the award winning book does my head look big in this by randa abdelfattah. What inspired you to write does my head look big in this. Remember you need to complete a total of five reading activities. It paints a clear picture of the varied opinion between families ad. Feb 19, 2014 a bit overly girly and giggly for me, a bit too much like an afterschool special, but the seriousness of the topic of religious faith and religious freedom almost balances that out.

This was a random buy, picked up mostly because, flipping through it, the word tasmania caught my eye and then i read that the author is australian. For purely nostalgic reasons i just had to read it. What he finds instead is a fisthappy cop, paul galluzzo, who mistakes rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes rashads pleadings that hes stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes rashads resistance to leave the bodega as resisting arrest, mistakes rashads every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further. Parttimers like me wear the hijab as part of an islamic school uniform or when we go to mosque, or just on a bad hair day. Start studying characters for does my head look big in this. The first part that was read from the novel, does my head look big in this. Editions for does my head look big in this 0439919479 hardcover published in 2007, published in 2011, 043992233x paperback published in 2008, 03. A bit overly girly and giggly for me, a bit too much like an afterschool special, but the seriousness of the topic of religious faith and religious. The main point to this story is how amal deals with her new identity and how she grows into her own. So, when ellen comes out, everyone leap to your feet, give her a crazy big superloud round of. Rebecca macauley sixteenyearold amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full time and everyone has a reaction.