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The main character, Amal, is a 16-year old Muslim girl who, inspired by an episode of Friends, decides to wear the hajib full time. She attends a upscale, private school in Melbourne, Australia and is the only student wearing the hajib. The book explores the ramifications of her decision and what it is like to be a Muslim teen.
I picked this up because my daughter, who attends a private, Episcopalian school in the U.S., has had a good friend and classmate who has been wearing the hajib full time ...more
I picked this up because my daughter, who attends a private, Episcopalian school in the U.S., has had a good friend and classmate who has been wearing the hajib full time ...more
Dec 17, 2009
Erin (NY)
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