Why Does Mum Wear A Hijab?

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Written by Amal Abou-Eid
Illustrated by Samira Abou-Eid

Amina is a young artist who loves drawing pictures of unicorns, fairies and her family. When drawing pictures of her mum, she often wonders whether or not to draw her wearing her hijab. Amina becomes curious to know why the hijab is so important to her mum, so, she asks her about it.

Why Does Mama Wear a Hijab? explains the significance of religious clothing and accessories for people of faith. It highlights the reasons Muslim women choose to wear the hijab and paves the way for discussion about other religious clothing and accessories.

AMAL ABOU-EID is a passionate educator and very busy mother to 3 young boys. Living in Melbourne, Australia, Amal is surrounded by people of various faiths and cultures.

The daughter of Lebanese migrants, Amal identifies as a Muslim Lebanese Australian and credits the splendours of multiculturalism as her inspiration for writing.

Hoping to educate readers about her faith and her cultural heritage, Amal writes books which explain aspects of Islam that are often misunderstood and misrepresented.

She hopes her books will give Muslim children stories they can relate to and stories they can identify with. She hopes her stories will educate readers and inspire others to share their own stories, too.