I have to say, hearing about Amal's faith was by far my favorite part of the novel! I get so happy watching others speak about things they are passionate about, and Amal's dedication to her religion was absolutely wonderful to read about! It's very rare we find YA protagonists that are open about practicing their faith so this book was unbelievably refreshing. I was really anticipating reading Does My Head Look Big In This? after being recommended to me as a great book with a Muslim protagonist. I have some mixed feelings on certain aspects of this book, but overall, I enjoyed my time reading it! Randa lives in Sydney with her husband and their two children. She has also toured in Brunei and the UK. Randa has also been a guest at Sweden’s Gothenburg and Litterlund book festivals (20) and Kuala Lumpur’s Book festival (2008). Randa is also a regular guest at schools around Australia addressing students about her books and the social justice issues they raise. 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. Randa Abdel-Fattah was born in Sydney in 1979.
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