How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?
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Preface Rasha Sami Yasmin Akram Lina Omar Rami Afterword
Themes
All Themes Racism, Discrimination, and Foreign Policy Arab American Identities Faith, Tradition, and Islam Growing Up and Self-Discovery Justice, Activism, and the Future of American Democracy
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Characters
All Characters Moustafa Bayoumi Sade Rasha Sami Yasmin Akram Lina Omar Rami Yasmin’s Father Maisa Wisam Ezzat Mohammad The Student Affairs Coordinator Rasha’s mother
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All Terms Advocates for Children Allah Al Jazeera Al-Qaeda Bay Ridge CAIR Da‘wa Fahrenheit 9/11 FBI Hamas Imam INS Iraq War Keffiyah (Hatta) Mecca The No-Fly List Pro Bono Qur’an Ramallah Saddam Hussein September 11 Shisha War on Terror W.E.B. Du Bois West Bank Yasser Arafat
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All Symbols Hijab
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How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?

by

Moustafa Bayoumi

How Does It Feel to Be a Problem? Symbols

Hijab

An Arabic word with a wide range of meanings, hijab most commonly refers to a specific kind of headscarf worn as a veil by some Muslim women. (Someone who wears the hijab is called a…

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