Randa Abdel-Fattah explore les thèmes de l'identité musulmane et de la compréhension interculturelle, s'appuyant sur son expérience juridique et militante pour approfondir les questions de justice sociale. Son écriture offre une perspective pointue sur la représentation, examinant comment les communautés marginalisées sont perçues et dépeintes dans le récit sociétal plus large. Par ses contributions littéraires, elle cherche à favoriser le dialogue et à construire des ponts entre diverses cultures et confessions.
Amal navigates the challenges of being a 16-year-old Muslim girl in Melbourne, balancing her teenage interests with her faith. Her decision to wear a hijab, or "shawl up," brings a mix of humor, anxiety, and self-discovery as she faces societal misunderstandings. The narrative explores her personal growth and the complexities of identity, making it both a relatable and heartfelt story about faith, culture, and adolescence.
Thirteen-year-old Hayaat is on a mission. She believes a handful of soil from her grandmother's ancestral home in Jerusalem will save her beloved Sitti Zeynab's life. The only problem is the impenetrable wall that divides the West Bank, as well as the checkpoints, the curfews, and Hayaat's best friend Samy, who is always a troublemaker. But luck is on their side. Hayaat and Samy have a curfew-free day to travel to Jerusalem. However, while their journey is only a few kilometres long, it may take a lifetime to complete.
A remarkable story about the power of tolerance from one of the most important voices in contemporary Muslim literature, critically acclaimed author Randa Abdel-Fattah.
A heartwarming and funny novel about four girls on their quest for Mr. Right, by a bestselling and internationally acclaimed author.
Jamie just wants to fit in. She doesn't want to be seen as a stereotypical Muslim girl named Jamilah, so she does everything possible to hide that part of herself, even if it means keeping her friends at a distance. But when the cutest boy in school asks her out and her friends start to wonder about her life outside of school, suddenly her secrets are threatened. Jamie has to figure out how to be both Jamie and Jamilah before she loses everything...
The story follows sixteen-year-old Amal as she chooses to wear the hijab full-time, prompting a variety of reactions from her family, friends, and strangers. Through her journey, she navigates the challenges and triumphs of embracing her Muslim faith, showcasing her strength and commitment to her identity. This debut novel explores themes of faith, individuality, and the impact of societal perceptions.
Focusing on the perpetrators of Islamophobia in Australia, the book delves into the responses toward the Muslim community in everyday interactions. Through ethnographic research, it highlights the perceptions of Muslims among both Anglo and non-Anglo Australians, emphasizing how whiteness influences minority responses. By examining historical and contemporary contexts, it reveals how racial exclusion shapes behaviors, illustrating how national and global events, alongside political rhetoric, contribute to the normalization of Islamophobic practices.
'One minute you're a 15-year old girl who loves Netflix and music and the next minute you're looked at as maybe ISIS.' The generation born at the time of the 9/11 attacks are turning 18. What has our changed world meant for them? We now have a generation - Muslim and non-Muslim - who have grown up only knowing a world at war on terror. These young people have been socialised in a climate of widespread Islamophobia, surveillance and suspicion. An unparalleled security apparatus around terrorism has grown alongside fears over young people's radicalisation and the introduction into schools and minority communities of various government-led initiatives to counter violent extremism. In Coming of Age in the War on Terror Randa Abdel-Fattah, a leading scholar and popular writer, interrogates the impact of all this on young people's trust towards adults and the societies they live in and their political consciousness. Drawing on local interviews but global in scope, this book is the first to examine the lives of a generation for whom the rise of the far-right, the discourse of Trump and Brexit and the growing polarisation of politics seems normal in the long aftermath of 9/11. It's about time we hear what they have to say.
A moving and joyful book for children from all backgrounds about the many ways we love, from award-winning author Randa Abdel-Fattah and acclaimed illustrator Maxine Beneba Clarke.
