![]() She needs to find her sister for another hug and a smile. She finds herself whispering without realizing why. ![]() In it, Asiya becomes a 'princess'.įaizah's actions show that she is unnerved by the hurtful questions and reactions of other children at school. ![]() It is beautiful, 'the brightest blue, the colour of the ocean, like the sky on a sunny day' and 'strong and friendly'. Faizah's descriptions of Asiya's hijab show the admiration of the younger child for her glamorous, grown-up older sister. The language remains resolutely positive. Instead, the tone is set by the title: The Proudest Blue. Told from the perspective of the younger sister, Faizah, the preconceptions behind the 'whispers, laughs and shouts' are understated. The simple illustrations and story-telling style give the story an air of innocence, while confronting the prejudices faced by Muslim girls. ![]() The authors, Olympic fencing medallist Ibtihaj Muhammad and SK Ali, can speak of this from experience but their book is subtle, not angry. There might not be a story at all, were it not for the ugly truth of Islamophobic bullying that wearing hijab can unleash. The Proudest Blue is the simple story of a girl choosing her first hijab and wearing it to school for the first time, accompanied by her adoring little sister. ![]()
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