Nahla

“در اردوگاه بودم که صدای این زن را شنیدم، نخست وزیرشان که اسمش را به خاطر نمی آورم گفت:" چیزی به نام فلسطینی وجود ندارد. این موجودات ".وجود خارجی ندارند
آن شب در حالی به خواب رفتم که تب داشتم. حرف های او مرا مسموم کرد حیات. من وجود داشتم حیات. من زنده بودم!”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, Where the Streets Had a Name

“You? Nervous? Man, you've got more balls than any girl I've ever known!'

'You've known some weird girls, then," I say, raising an eyebrow at him.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, Does My Head Look Big In This?

“Too many people look at it as though it (the hijab) has bizarre powers sewn into its microfibers. Powers that transform Muslim girls into UCOs (Unidentified Covered Objects), which turn Muslim girls from an 'us' to a 'them.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, Does My Head Look Big In This?

“Once upon a time, a fisherman went out to sea. He caught many fish and threw them all into a large bucket on his boat. The fish were not yet dead, so the man decided to ease their suffering by killing them swiftly. While he worked, the cold air made his eyes water. One of the wounded fish saw this and said to the other: "What a kind heart this fisherman has- see how he cries for us." The other fish replied: "Ignore his tears and watch what he is doing with his hands.”
― Randa Abdel-Fattah, Where the Streets Had a Name