Thursday, June 9, 2011

Does my head look big in this?



I have no idea why they have two different covers. But I red the one with the first cover.

I red this novel two years ago and I think this is the best teenage novel ever. It's about a Muslimah teenage life in Australia. Her parents are from middle east and moved to Australia before they get married.

This story is more about herself, Amal Abdel-Hakim as a muslimah among the other Aussie teens. First, she didn't wear hijab at school just as other teens and friends in her school. But one day, a hidayah came to her makes her bold with her decision to wear hijab but make her parents afraid if she made a wrong decision since she's just a teenage girl in a non-Muslim country where most hijab Muslims faced such trouble in their daily life (luckily I'm in Malaysia where everyone can accept hijab). She also decided to pray five times a day even at her school although there's no mosque or suitable place to do the task at her school. She also faced many reactions from her friends and haters at her school.

The best part I love here where she fight with the haters when they try to make fun of her when she want to take the wudhu for her Zohr prayer at the school girl's rest room. She said;

"I wash my legs five times a day at least its cleaner than your face!"
Isn't this cool? Well, this book means a lot to muslimah out there especially for those who live in a non-Muslim country because it teaches us how to be strong with imaan in facing such rumors about Islam. Written with suitable languages for teenagers, it's a great book to read and share!

Wearing hijab is beautiful and always adorable!


Visit the author official site here.
Read the better synopsis about this book here.



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