Life isnโt like the movies. People donโt change overnight. people donโt go from arrogant and self-righteous to ashamed and remorseful. They donโt suddenly give in when theyโve spent years taking out. No doesnโt magically become a Yes.
Randa Abdel-FattahWhen it comes to the hijab - why to wear it, whether to wear it, how to wear it - there is theology and then there is practice, and there is huge diversity in both.
Randa Abdel-FattahOne of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
Randa Abdel-FattahIn a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity.
Randa Abdel-Fattah