Character Relationship Map: Rabia

Characters

• Rabia (played by Megan Northam) — protagonist
• Madame (played by Lubna Azabal) — protagonist
• Jessica (played by Natacha Krief) — supporting
• Oum Maryam (played by Lena Lauzemis) — supporting
• Oum Mikail (played by Klara Wöedermann) — supporting
• Oum Mansour (played by Maria Wöedermann) — supporting
• Oum Zayd (played by Lena Urzendowsky) — supporting
• Marie (played by Christine Gautier) — supporting
• Le combattant (played by Andranic Manet) — minor
• Oum Yusuf (played by Camille Léon-Fucien) — minor

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Madame → Oum Maryam (Professional Supervisor) — Madame has authority over other community members
• Jessica → Marie (Family Connection) — Family relationship in France
• Rabia → Le combattant (Romantic Potential Spouse) — ISIS fighter she may marry
• Rabia → Oum Yusuf (Family Sister) — Fellow community member
• Rabia → Oum Zayd (Family Sister) — Fellow community member
• Rabia → Oum Mansour (Family Sister) — Fellow community member
• Rabia → Oum Mikail (Family Sister) — Fellow community member
• Rabia → Oum Maryam (Family Sister) — Fellow community member
• Rabia → Madame (Professional Mentor) — Authority figure overseeing Rabia's transformation

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jessica → Rabia (Narrative Alternate Identity) — Same person before and after transformation

Story Analysis

Transformation of identity from French woman to ISIS member

Plot Progression

1. The French Departure — Jessica makes the life-altering decision to leave France and travel to Syria with her friend Laila in search of ISIS fighter husbands.
2. Transformation Begins — Upon arrival in Raqqa, Jessica undergoes a profound transformation as she is renamed Rabia and begins her immersion into ISIS culture.
3. Identity Struggle — Rabia grapples with her past identity as Jessica while trying to adapt to the strict expectations of her new life in Raqqa.
4. New Reality — Rabia fully embraces her new identity and place within the ISIS community, leaving her past as Jessica behind.