Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age Story, by Amani Al-KhatahtbehAmani Al-Khatahtbeh is a phenomenal young woman. She founded her website, MuslimGirl.com, when she was just 17 years old, and now it has millions of hits.
Of Jordanian and Palestinian descent, Al-Khatahtbeh and her family moved to Jordan after 9/11 because of the extreme Islamophobia here in the United States.
I listened to Muslim Girl on audio, which I would recommend so you can hear Al-Khatahtbeh read her own words. Everyone needs to read this book and understand what it's like to grow up in a religion that is so misunderstood and mischaracterized by many ignorant people. She is brave, honest, unflinching, and funny. A woman to watch in coming years!
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