When It Comes To The Hijab -

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.

When It Comes To The Hijab - Why To Wear It, Whether To Wear It, How To Wear It - There Is Theology And Then There Is Practice, And There Is Huge Diversity In Both.

I Wasn't Rebellious. Other Friends Had Far Stricter Parents And Where There Wasn't A Relationship Of Respect And Communication, They Were Usually The Opposite; Kids Go To The Other Extreme.

I Do Most Of My Reading On The Train Ride To And From Work. But I Always Have A Book In My Handbag So That I Can Read At Any Time, Anywhere.

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.