Title

Good Muslim Boy

Author

Sami, Osamah

Publisher

Hardie Grant Egmont

Published Date

2015

Annotation

This memoir features Osamah, a 13-year-old refugee of the Iran-Iraq war. He is poor and in trouble with the police. He and his family immigrate to Australia where his father is a lead cleric in Melbourne. Osamah tries to be a good Muslim boy but the temptations of Australian society lead him astray from what is expected of him.

Key Concepts

Cross cultural relations, Family, Immigrants, Social life

Audience

Upper primary, Secondary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141