Fahmida and Nazir debate the double standards of marriage criteria within the Muslim community while riding a bus. As Fahmida challenges Nazir's claims of piety against his prejudices toward single mothers, the conversation reaches a tense breaking point that reveals their differing worldviews.
NAZIR: I’m just saying that a man’s list of criteria isn’t as long as a woman’s.
FAHMIDA: Really? So what are you looking for?
NAZIR: A good-hearted, pious, Muslim woman.
FAHMIDA: Pious? Is that code for ‘maid’?
NAZIR: Don’t be cynical. Someone who values prayer and fasting and all that jazz.
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