Abdel Halim Quotes

“We cannot make any change if we don't change ourselves .”

“Most of people do not value the blessing of freedom until they lose it.”

“Being a highly sensetive person is followed by a lot of infinity pain and grief.”

“Life isn't about what you're waiting for ..It's about what you're living for.”

“My family are observant Muslims, but I've come to the faith through an intellectual conviction, and that's something that they've taught me. It's never been forced upon me. They've given me a very strong identity as an Australian Muslim.”

“The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.”

“Most Muslim women know it is fear and curiosity that cause people to stare. They know it is ignorance and stereotypes that cause people to suppose that a piece of material covering the hair strips a woman of the ability to speak English, pursue a career, work a remote control.”

“In a multicultural, diverse society there are countless ways in which people negotiate the everyday lived experience and reality of diversity.”

“Events are not a matter of chance.”

“For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.”