This is a twenty minute documentary that shows what life is like for a typical Muslim girl living in America. This documentary is incredible because it shows just how unique each girl is, despite the common misconception that every Muslim girl is the same because they choose to act a certain way. True enough, every girl the documentary shows is devout in her faith, but each girl expresses that faith differently. One girl raps about her beliefs, another lives out her faith through outreach programs like her woman's basketball league. The girls are just like any other teenagers you would meet. They care about how they look and how their outfits match. One girl talked about a "bad hijab" day being like a bad hair day when her hijab doesn't look the way she wants it to. They shop and giggle and tease each other like any ordinary teenagers. When the subject of 9/11 comes up, the girls all reply with similar answers along the lines of disapproval and disgust for unacceptable behavior towards them because they are Muslim. They are American girls who just happen to be Islamic. They identify more closely with American ideal than Arabic even though that is their lineage. They have regional accents and have Western ideas about society, they just wear hijab and have Islamic beliefs. The film shows just how American Islam can be.
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