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Good Muslim Boy By Osamah Sami

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Good Muslim Boy is a novel that tells the story of a young Muslim boy named Osamah Sami. Sami grew up in a small town in west Melbourne. Sami was born on 10 March 1983 in Qom, Iran. Over the course of the novel, Osamah Sami is portrayed as a young man who struggles to balance his cultural heritage with the expectations of his father and keep up with the demands of his cultural heritage. Sami gradually learns to accept himself over the course of the novel, and even opens up to his father about the way he feels and what he wants from life. Additionally, Osamah Sami makes his story funny and enjoyable by adding humorous experiences and instances that will bring a smile to the viewers. This is shown when he was caught spying on girls at a private …show more content…

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