does my head look big in this by randa abdel fattah

She has appeared on SBS’s Insight, ABC’s First Tuesday Book Club, ABC’s Q & A, Channel 7’s Sunrise and Channel 10’s 9am.

Randa is frequently sought for comment by the media on issues pertaining to Palestine, Islam or Australian Muslims. Her articles about Palestine, Australian Muslims and the misunderstood status of women in Islam have been published in the Australian, the Age, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Canberra Times, New Matilda, Le Monde (France). Randa has used her writing as a medium for expressing her views about the occupation of Palestine. She also volunteered with different human rights and migrant resource organisations including the Australian Arabic council, the Victorian migrant resource centre, Islamic women’s welfare council, Palestine human rights campaign, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, to name a few. Randa has also been deeply interested in inter-faith dialogue and has been a member of various inter-faith networks. She studied Arts/Law at Melbourne University during which time she was the Media Liaison Officer at the Islamic council of Victoria, a role which afforded her the opportunity to write for newspapers and engage with media institutions about their representation of Muslims and Islam.ĭuring university and her role at the ICV, Randa was a passionate human rights advocate and stood in the 1996 federal election as a member of the Unity Party-Say No To Hanson. She grew up in Melbourne and attended a Catholic primary school and Islamic secondary college where she obtained an International Baccaularetate. She is a Muslim of Palestinian and Egyptian heritage. 'This debut should speak to anyone who has felt like an outsider for any reason.Randa Abdel-Fattah was born in Sydney in 1979. 'A no-holds-barred look at life when cultures clash and modernity wars with tradition.' Good Weekend 'Reading Randa Abdel-Fattah's first novel is like discovering a jewel.' Sydney Morning Herald 'The freshest voice and perspective in young adult fiction.' Weekend Australian Praise for Does My Head Look Big In This? Simone, blonde and gorgeous, has got serious image issues, and Leila's really intelligent but her parents are more interested in her getting a marriage certificate than her high school certificate.Ī story of being true to yourself, standing up for your beliefs and finding your own way. Luckily my friends support me, although they've got a few troubles of their own. It's hard enough to be cool as a teenager, but try wearing a veil on your head and getting in the 'bums up' position at lunchtime and you know you're in for a tough time. I'm Amal Abdel-Hakim, a sixteen-year-old Australian-Palestinian-Muslim still getting to grips with my various identity hyphens. The priest asked me again: 'What is your confession, my child?'

The slide opened and I heard a gentle, kind voice:

Does my head look big in this by randa abdel fattah