“I think Rasheed is slightly complicated. For sure he is a vile and disgusting animal but he does have his human side that is damaged and hurt. But to me, that's like saying a serial killer was molested as a kid. Aw, isn't that sad but it doesn't excuse his behavior.
You could say that he has had these tragedies in his life that have left him feeling utterly powerless and that he takes advantage of some of the most extreme customs of his culture to exert control over these women so that there is some part of his life where he has control. He gets most hostile when his power is tested. Aziza is born instead of a boy, the girls try to escape, his wife tries to deny him sex, etc.”
posted 12 days ago