Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira Sherwani and Juliette Motamed as Ayesha Alkaaf in We Are Lady Parts S01E01 "Play Something".
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Ayesha in We Are Lady Parts, 2×03
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i love love love how the show does not portray religion as a restricting force over the lady parts even when portraying narratives of inner conflict. Amina is looking for a husband because she doesn’t want to be lonely, not because she has been told to fulfill a submissive wife role. Ayesha doesn’t get kicked out of a mosque for being gay, she gets kicked out for cussing at an old lady. Saira and Ayesha meet at the mosque like so many friendships do, lady parts starts with a prayer. Noor’s problem is bullying and peer pressure, not the way she practices Islam. Amina is meek because she has anxiety, not because she’s oppressed. Ayesha chooses not to come out not because they would disown her but because it would be too emotionally difficult. Momtaz chooses to wear the niqab and she’s loud and funny and sarcastic. there is no dichotomy in the show of normal religious expression (re: aligns with culturally western moral values) vs freaky weirdo religious fanatic. even in the marriage meeting at the beginning of the show the other people are flawed because they’re judgemental and rude, not because they go on hajj and wear jilbaab. because this show is about real people.
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we are lady parts 2x02 malala made me do it
"standing in the way of control you live your life. survive the only way that you know."
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