Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing heridentity or sense of style.Year Eleven at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing heridentity or sense of style.

At school I'm Aussie-blonde Jamie - one of the crowd. At home I'm Muslim Jamilah - driven mad by my Stone Age dad. I should win an Oscar for my acting skills. But I can't keep it up for much longer.