“I tumbled wildly through the air. The ground was so far away I could see the entire island: the misty stone mountains and verdant jungle surrounded by white sand and teal ocean. I was higher than a flock of birds, higher than a human had any right being. And it would have been extraordinary and beautiful had I, you might recall, not been falling to my very imminent and no doubt painful death. I did scream now, quite loudly.” BeautifulFallingPiratesHeights Book:The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Source: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“For this scribe has read a great many of these accounts and taken away another lesson: that to be a woman is to have your story misremembered. Discard. Twisted.” Feminism Book:The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Source: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“People have this idea of mothers, that we are soft and gentle and sweet. As though the moment my daughter was laid on my breast, the phrase I would do anything did not take on a depth I could have never understood before. This woman thought to come into my home and threaten my family in front of my child? She must not have heard the right stories about Amina al-Sirafi.” FeminismMotherhood Book:The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Source: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
“And if one of these events made me feel as though I had no right to ever call upon God again, the other filled me with a driving need I could not deny. So, I keep my daily prayers, even if I feel unworthy the entire time.” FaithPrayer Book:The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi Source: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi