"When I first started at Hidaya I hated wearing the hijab. I found it itchy and I absolutely despised wearing it during gym class . I also thought it looked awful on me and in the first two weeks I was always styling my bangs and letting them out at the front so that everybody knew I had nice hair. Talk about being insecure. But then I got to know the other kids and it no longer felt awkward." pg13

I chose this quote because it shows that no matter what other people thought of Amal wearing the hijab full time, she stuck with what she believed in. Whenever she saw another person wearing the hijab, she stopped and greeted them the muslim way. She felt as though they were her sisters. Audrey P