Writing a Muslim character
Hi sorry to bother yall but I’m I’m writing my first Muslim character and I just wanted some advice! I don’t know if this is the place to go to but I can’t think of anywhere else 😅. My characters name is Nesrin Kadir Özdemir she’s a Sunni Islam from turkey but now lives in Russia. She’s 17 and a professional ice skater, she follows her religion and is proud of it. Her parents are both retired athletes and are kinda overbearing when it comes to her career (bc stage parents let’s be honest). Her mother is Arab and her father is Turkish. She doesn’t consistently wear her hijab but she participates in her prayers and has a prayer carpet stashed in a room in her rink where she prays. She says the common phrases like “Insha’allah”and speaks Arabic and Turkish as well as Russian conversationaly. While her English isn’t the best she is learning for her professional career. She comes from a very devout family who follow a lot of the rules like stepping into mosques with their right foot. She participates in Ramadan but can forget and accidentally eats during it and (obv) preforms wudu when she can. I’ve done a lot of research but I was wondering if anyone was willing to give me some cultural insight? Once again if this isn’t the right area to ask please tell me! I know all Muslims aren’t the same but I’m from America and not turkey so idk if it’s practiced different there. Obv she’s in a very specific situation so I’d y’all can’t help I understand!