COVER BY: Meromada_Floweritta Alina was born in Palestine and has lived through some of the most intense and horrid wars in the country. At the age of 14, she and her family move to California for a new start. Since singing is her passion, she auditions for American Idol. As she journeys through the show, she receives a lot of praise for her voice, but she also deals with criticism and racism because she's Arab and Muslim. On top of that, she feels pressure because some fellow Muslims don't approve of her. Will her fame really be worth the heavy price she's paid for it? NOTE: This story should have been rated PG-13 instead of G. I changed all my chapters to PG-13, but I don't know why it still says G.