"I didn't even know you could do something like that. I sure didn't know a girl could do something like that."

Am practically dying to say this over here- Nadira really has led a seriously sheltered life! As much as people always encouraged and praised Aisha, and ignored or condescend Nadira, neither of these girls seem to be even remotely informed about anything! They haven't been told about what it will be like in America, or how they'll have to change. And no one's even both to tell Nadira that smart is one of those words when if you look it up in the dictionary, you ought to find multiple definitions! MULTIPLE!
Also, despite the fact that she is living with a seriously feminine power sister- a seriosuly overbearing one at well, but that's beyond the point, she still doesn't seem to think that girls can do anything that boys can do. I'm not sure if she's questioning competance, or if she's just not sure if it's allowed. So well just... jeez.