[ Norwegian Female fcs ] - part 1.
Alisha Boe (1997) - Born in Norway | Somali (father’s side) and Norwegian (mother’s side) descent
Danu Sunt (1995) - Born in Norway | Norwegian (mother’s side) and Sri Lankan (father’s side) descent
Emma Bones (1999) - Born in Norway
Iman Meskini (1997) - Born in Norway | Norwegian (mother’s side) and Tunisian (father’s side) descent
Josefine Frida Pettersen (1996) - Born in Norway
Kristine Frøseth (1996) - Born in New Jersey, U.S.A. | Norwegian descent
Eili Harboe (1994) - Born in Norway
Thea Sofie Loch Næss (1996) - Born in Norway
Ulrikke Falch (1996) - Born in Norway
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Anonymous asked: hi!!! i was hoping you could provide a list of some actresses that have resources with them veiling? i'd prefer a good mix of cultures & ethnicities not just hijabis. also open to all ages! thank you!!!
(I somehow deleted the ask but I luckily sent it to a friend asking for suggestions! I sadly couldn't find many cultures with notable actresses/roles but I hope this helps.)
Afsaneh Bayegan (1961) Iranian.
Mahtab Keramati (1970) Iranian.
Leila Hatami (1972) Iranian.
Vishka Asayesh (1972) Iranian.
Hanan Tork (1974) Egyptian.
Elma Theana (1974) Indonesian.
Sarah Vi (1976) Indonesian.
Mahnaz Afshar (1977) Iranian.
Mercy Aigbe / Hajiya Meena (1978) Nigerian.
Sareh Bayat (1979) Iranian.
Niusha Zeighami (1980) Iranian.
Tannaz Tabatabaei (1983) Iranian.
Negar Javaherian (1983) Iranian.
Elnaz Shakerdoost (1984) Iranian.
Baran Kosari (1985) Iranian.
Yuna (1986) Malay and Bugis.
Heliza Helmi (1986) Malaysian.
Leah Vernon (1988) African-American.
Neelofa (1989) Malaysian.
Dina Torkia (1989) Egyptian / English.
Bella Dally (1991) Malaysian.
Wawa Zainal (1991) Bruneian, Bajau Malaysian, and Tausug Filipino.
Mariah Idrissi (1992) Pakistani and Moroccan.
Maria Alia (1993) Palestinian / Puerto Rican.
Mira Filzah (1993) Malaysian.
Elfira Loy (1994) Malaysian.
Leena Asad / With Love Leena (1994) Palestinian.
Habiba da Silva (1994) Lebanese, Syrian / Brazilian (Unspecified North African, Unspecified West African, Unspecified Indigenous, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese).
Jasmine Fares (1995)
Shahd Batal (1996) Sudanese.
Hajar Brown (1996) Moroccan.
Sabina Hannan (1996) Bangladeshi.
Halima Aden (1997) Somali.
Sonita Alizadeh (1997) Afghan.
Halima (1997) Somali.
Sarina Farhadi (1998) Iranian.
Touka El-Fawwal (1998) Egyptian.
Imen Siar (1999) Moroccan, Italian and British.
Laura Melodie Lutiq (?)
Roles only:
Öykü Karayel (Ethos) Turkish.
Yasmine Al Massri (Quantico) Palestinian / Egyptian.
Gizem Erdogan (Caliphate) Turkish.
Gülsim Ali (Payitaht Abdülhamid) Turkish.
Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) Tamil.
Juliette Motamed (We Are Lady Parts) Iranian.
Sarah Kameela Impey (We Are Lady Parts) Afro Guyanese / British.
Lucie Shorthouse (We Are Lady Parts) Kenyan.
Faith Omole (We Are Lady Parts) Black British.
Shraddha Kapoor (Haseena Parkar) Punjabi / Marathi and Konkani.
Medalion Rahimi (NCIS: LA) Iranian, Mizrahi Jewish.
Sunita Mani (Mr. Robot) Indian.
Nikohl Boosheri (The Bold Type) Iranian.
Mina El Hammani (Elite) Morrocan.
Assa Sylla (Skam France) Black French.
Iman Meskini (Skam) Tunisian / Norwegian.
Nicole Chamoun (Safe Harbour) Lebanese.
Amanda Stephen (Orange Is the New Black) Black Canadian.
Sinem Öztürk (Huzur Sokagi) Turkish.
Burçin Abdullah (Selam) Turkish.
Helana Sawires (Ali's Wedding) Egyptian.
Esra Bilgiç (Dirilis: Ertugrul) Turkish.
Özge Yagiz (Yemin) Turkish.
Nazanin Boniadi (Homeland) Iranian.
Alia Bhatt (Gully Boy) Kashmiri and German.
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Much as I would love to see a Muslim/hijabi woman on tv. Most likely wouldn't want to be on tv since it goes against their beliefs. I'm ok with Natacha in this role bc I love her and I appreciate what LS has done with showing respect as the show has continued
[response to my post here]
First off, thank you for the insight/feedback on the accuracy, and the prayer part in particular! I had thought the location she was praying in was inaccurate but that wasn’t something I saw mentioned a lot at the time of the initial backlash to that scene. So I appreciate the information. 💜
I definitely head canon that when Owen rebuilt the firehouse (for the 2nd time!) he made sure there was a dedicated quiet room. Not only would it be important to have for Marjan or anyone else that works at the firehouse with them of Muslim faith to pray in, but also they have stressful and emotional jobs! Having a dedicated safe space at the firehouse to go when you need that kind of quiet privacy just makes sense to me.
As far as the casting part first: I think Natacha has done a great job and I appreciate the fact that she spoke up to the showrunners after hearing feedback from Muslim viewers. and from what I heard of her talking at the most recent convention, she has some great ideas of exploring various intersectionality that is found within that religion and I think that’s great and really hope they do explore some of those things.
My desire for an actual hijabi woman to have been chosen for this part was mainly based off experiences I witnessed from a previous fandom, Skam. IDK if you ever watched it, but the 4th season focused on a Muslim girl in high school, Sana, played by an actress who was actually Muslim, Iman Meskini, who was fantastic. The show writer/creator/producer relied a lot on her knowledge and lived experience when filming things. Then the Skam remakes happened… and another iteration of the show did not bother to get an actual Muslim to play that character and I remember very vividly the negative experiences a lot of the Muslim people in fandom had based off choices that were made and how that character was portrayed. Iman herself spoke up about how much better it was to have someone with the lived experience, who knew what it was like, acting in a role like that. I love this quote from her too: "I never dreamt about being an actress, because I never saw an actress with hijab on. I didn’t even see it as an option or a possibility at all until I became that example that it is possible."
I definitely can appreciate and understand how nuanced the discussion of actors playing parts that aren’t their own experience truly is though. I think the wars that are waged online about actors who play queer parts especially is a big thing happening in culture right now and I truly understand a lot of varying sides to those kinds of discussions. I know it might not always be possible for own voices actors to play parts like this, but I just feel like the best case scenario in a role like Marjan would have been for it to be played by a hijabi woman. That doesn’t mean I think Natacha is in the wrong for taking the role or that it was a terrible mistake for her to have been cast. Just that there was a better scenario that I had hoped for, that didn’t end up happening. and that's okay.
Now the corn silo story: That interview with Natacha where she said there were things that got cut from that storyline makes me really sad because I wish we could have gotten a better resolution to it. Maybe it would have been exactly what you're mentioning here too - clarifying for the viewers that not everyone in the mosque felt that way and it was just pettiness amongst some of them. Sadly, I guess we'll never know exactly what that would have looked like. It makes me a little sad that the only time we've even seen the mosque she goes to was in that episode in season one. I really really hope we get a chance to see some more storylines for Marjan that can include her faith and her mosque but more of how they're positively impacting her life instead.
(I don't have any relevant Marjan reaction gifs since I mainly use my fave Paul, so have this gif of her being absolutely adorable instead)
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