In this book I thought that Khadra's transformation was most interesting. When she was a girl she was all about following the laws of her community precisely and as a small child how she would challenge others if they were not the same. This is seen when she would compare the practices of the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims) with the trasitional Muslims, and how they contrasted the idea of converting and coming into your consciousness. As a child even though she might or might not have understood everything, she had a great zeal for the practices and traditions of the Muslim faith. I do not think that when she grew up she lost this zeal, but I think that she was chllenged because of the way she saw others and the freedoms and liberties that they had. I think that she had to find her own Mulism identity and what that meant to her. Like how she went out without her hijab on but later she would still go out with her veil on, because that was her way of identifying herself as a proud muslim. I think that after Khadra got older the love for her culture and faith was not about what her parents taught her as a child or any traditions, I think it became something that was embedded in her.
In this book I do have to say that I did not enjoy the writing style. I find that if you are not Muslim or have a good idea of the terminology you tend to loose focus on what she is saying and talking about. I think that it is hard for a person to follow along because half of the words that she is using you do not understand. It is almost like reading in another language. You find yourself confused.
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First off, I did not like this book at all... I agree with the getting distracted and losing what the auther is saying because of the writing style. It took me so long to read this book because I found myself having to read things three times.
It was interesting to see how the Muslim culture really played a role in her life even though she was trying to find her own identity. It kind of relates to how when we grow up we will most likely be "like our parents", which is not always a bad thing or a good thing. This novel really signified how important ties are back to your family and what you subconsiously do that keeps you semi-similar to them.
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