What is the narrator's tone regarding the other girls at
school?
admiring
arrogant
grateful
condescending
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. I got used to
it and I met girls who were wearing it full-time outside of
school, like, voluntarily, and I started to really respect
their courage. I was even a bit jealous because there I
would be, ripping it off as soon as I was off school
property, and there they would be, calmly and proudly
stepping onto a train filled with students from schools all
over without so much as a hint of fear or doubt. They
looked so at peace with their identity and everybody got
to know and respect them on their own terms.
-Does My Head Look Big in This?,
Randa Abdel-Fattah