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