"there is more to this hijab than the whole modesty thing. These girls are strangers to me but I know that we all felt an amazing connection, a sense that this cloth binds us in some kind of universal sisterhood."

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Source : Randa Abdel-Fattah (2014). “Does My Head Look Big in This?”, p.25, Scholastic UK

Randa Abdel-Fattah

#Girl Quotes #Sisterhood Quotes #Hijab Quotes

“Two and a half thousand left-handed people are killed every year using things made for right-handed people.”
“It is therefore proper to acknowledge that the first filaments of the chick preexist in the egg and have a deeper origin, exactly as [the embryo] in the eggs of plants.”
“I don't hate anyone. I dislike. But my dislike is the equivalent of anyone else's hate.”
“I hope I'll never get too old to want to take part in this event, and I don't think I will ever age that much.”
“The balance of probabilities, therefore, comes out strongly against the existence of a god.”
“Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the average life of mankind by only a few hours, or even a few days, then the scientist, too could aspire.”
“My perspective on the academic world is very favorable. I did certain kinds of things that I could never have done otherwise.”
“Remembered memory is much more powerful than actually having your own memory.”

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