I wasn't rebellious. Other friends had far stricter parents and where there wasn't a relationship of respect and communication, they were usually the opposite; kids go to the other extreme. — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable. — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me. It's never… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
“I'm starting to realize that being born into this social world is a little like being born into clean air. You take it in… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity. — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
True friends are those who love you not in spite of your faults and imperfections, but because of them. — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
“Mr. Taylor has this habit of emphasizing his point by using three adjectives or verbs in a row. 'Class, you must know,' Simon begins… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
When it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is theology and… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
Spirituality is deeply personal. Yet, society has to face the fact that certain faiths celebrate spirituality through an overt expression of inner convictions. — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
And it’s when I’m standing there this morning, in my PJs and a hijab, next to my mum and my dad, kneeling before God,… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
there is more to this hijab than the whole modesty thing. These girls are strangers to me but I know that we all felt… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
You never feel good when you lie. It doesn't matter how much you want something, if you lie to somebody you love, and they… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
With my human rights advocacy, that's always been through my writing. I've always tried to write articles and contribute to journals and a lot… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word of mouth… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share
