Wrangling 10 busy sisters in one room is already a herculean task — try planning a production schedule around them. That’s just what the team behind “Secrets & Sisterhood: The Sozahdahs” had to…
Wrangling 10 busy sisters in one room is already a herculean task — try planning a production schedule around them. That’s just what the team behind “Secrets & Sisterhood:The reality series, which premiered June 7 on Hulu, follows the ten siblings of the Sozahdah family: Shaista, Halimah, Khadija, Rabya, Shakur, Muzlefa, Jamila, Siddiqa, Nooreya and Hamida.
The sisters have also stirred up some controversy online due to their portrayal of the Islamic faith on the show. There’s a clear divide between the so-called “elders” and their younger “wolf pack” siblings. “The sisters themselves have different belief systems and ways they relate to their culture, but at the end of the day, they still love each other despite their differences,” Joseph says.
We spent a lot of time in development, even in the pre-production, trying to make sure we did little things to set them apart, make sure that we built each sister’s character very fully and that we were organically hitting on layers that you were not going to see in the Kardashians — not because they don’t have layers, but because we have these other organic layers here that are tied into culture, tradition, family and religion.It’s a lifestyle piece, too.
There’s been some controversy over the series, specifically from members of the Muslim American community who say the sisters do not represent their values. What’s your response to those criticisms?This is something that the three of us spent a lot of time considering. I think the core principle that we got behind was that no culture, religion, ethnicity or race is a monolith. A Saudi Muslim is different from an Afghan Muslim is different from an American Muslim.
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