Randa Abdel-Fattah Quotes

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• Spirituality is deeply personal. Yet, society has to face the fact that certain faiths celebrate spirituality through an overt expression of inner convictions.
• 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 actually,…
• We are, at almost every point of our day, immersed in cultural diversity: faces, clothes, smells, attitudes, values, traditions, behaviours, beliefs, rituals.
• I do most of my reading on the train ride to and from work. But I always have a book in my handbag so that…
• I've been writing stories since I was a kid. I love writing stories.
• In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity.
• The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.
• When you exist in the centre of a debate, as a topic, a hypothesis - otherised and stigmatised - you become the prop in a…
• You should take notes whenever you hear interesting or original language.
• For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the…
• 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…
• I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I sell?' I love…
• 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 and…
• It is time Australian Muslims stop being treated as negotiable citizens in their own country. It is time people stop 'tolerating' us, presuming some right…
• Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to…
• 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 been…
• One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I…
• Religious celebrations, and the good will, high spirits and generosity that mark them, are wonderful occasions for understanding the potential of 'everyday multiculturalism', and how…
• The hijab, or sikh turban, or Jewish skullcap are all explicit symbols, but they do not represent a threat or affront to others, and have…
• To the Muslim woman, the hijab provides a sense of empowerment. It is a personal decision to dress modestly according to the command of a…

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