Shafana and Aunt Sarrinah by Alana Valentine Flashcards
Quote representing fear to be open about identity and culture.
‘Shafana: Women not wearing scarves get spat on too. Sarrinah: That is true. And fear is not a reason not to do something.’
Quote showing the importance of culture/religion
“It is all of who I am.”
Quote with historic vs modern perspectives on culture
“Shafana: Diversity is . . . Sarrinah: Tolerated. Shafana: Welcomed. Celebrated”
Quote with different generational views on such as education
“It will say so on my ID card and until it does I am Sarrinah Obaidullah, Afghani migrant and nobody.”
Quote alluding to cultural conflict
“The truly horrifying thing about what’s coming next is that it’s nothing like what this generation were like, old or young. It’s utterly unfamiliar”
Quote showing culture means different things to different people
“Are you going to wear it to bed as well?”
