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Randa Abdel-Fattah

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 suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.

Work, Women, Woman

Randa Abdel-Fattah

In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity.

Diversity, Society, Reality

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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 superficial ‘I eat ethnic food’, to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.

Children, Diversity, Me

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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 genderless Creator; to assert pride in self, and embrace one’s faith openly, with independence and courageous conviction.

Faith, Woman, Dress

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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 no bearing on the competence, skills and intelligence of a person.

Skills, Person, Symbols

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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.

Relationship, Respect

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Parents. Honestly. Sometimes they really do think the world revolves around them.

humor, parents, universe

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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, sincerely believe you, you feel like a cockroach that needs some serious Raid action.

cockroach, lies, lying

Randa Abdel-Fattah

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 as soon as you breathe, and pretty soon you don’t even realize that while you can walk around with clear lungs, other people are wearing oxygen masks just to survive.

injustice, privilege

Randa Abdel-Fattah

You? Nervous? Man, you’ve got more balls than any girl I’ve ever known!’ ‘You’ve known some weird girls, then,” I say, raising an eyebrow at him.

balls, girls, guts

Randa Abdel-Fattah

Belief means nothing without actions

actions, belive

Randa Abdel-Fattah

True friends are those who love you not in spite of your faults and imperfections, but because of them.