Randa Abdel-Fattah

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Randa Abdel-Fattah (born 1979) is an Australian-born writer of Palestinian and Egyptian parentage.[1]

She was born in Australia, to Palestinian and Egyptian parents. She has written two novels for young adults, Does My Head Look Big In This? and Ten Things I Hate About Me.[2]

Her first book, Does My Head Look Big In This?, is the story of a of Amal, a 16-year-old Muslim girl who decides to wear the hijab (headscarf) full time. The book deals with the issues of growing up as a headscarf-wearing Muslim-Australian in post-9/11 Australia. It also covers the usual teenage issues of smoking, alcohol, a desire to fit in, and boys. It aims to show that wearing a hijab can be empowering rather than oppressing, and helps to foster religious understanding.

Abdel-Fattah is a lawyer, and lives in Sydney with her husband and baby daughter.[1][2] She is extremely active in the inter-faith community, giving talks at high schools and has been involved in Palestinian human rights campaigns.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Steve Austin & Julie Thomson (2005-08-18). Lawyer Randa Abdel-Fattah. ABC Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved on 2006-12-16.
  2. ^ a b c Chandab, Taghred. "Lifting the veil on the Islam experience", The Sydney Sun-Herald, 2006-11-05. 

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NAME Abdel-Fattah, Randa
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SHORT DESCRIPTION Contemporary Australian writer of novels for young adults
DATE OF BIRTH 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Australia
DATE OF DEATH
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