So let me get this straightâ you donât do drugs, but youâll have sex with women youâre not married toâŚ? Thatâs not nuanced, youâre a hypocrite.
Overview
Ramy, the son of Egyptian immigrants, is on a spiritually conflicting journey in his New Jersey neighborhood, pulled between his Muslim community that thinks life is a constant test, his millennial friends who think life is full of endless possibilities, and a God who's always watching.
You dropped out of med school to do what? Dude, the app is called âSnack Swipe.â That shitâs never gonna work. Just go work for your Uncle⌠let him teach you how to be man.
So let me get this straightâ you donât do drugs, but youâll have sex with women youâre not married toâŚ? Thatâs not nuanced, youâre a hypocrite.
Everyoneâs suspicious, man. Maybe your family was in on it, maybe not. Just lay low, and donât draw attention to yourself. Itâll all die down⌠maybe. Also, where are all your Momâs magazines?
Time for a spiritual cleanse. Get this month right, and youâll have it all figured out. Fast properly, read your Quran, no sex, no porn⌠bro, close the MacBook! No porn. Just do the Ramadan....
So youâre doing all this soul searching⌠dope. What about your sister? Can she? Yeah? How can she find herself if sheâs gotta be home by ten? What do you think sheâ Ramy, where are...
Ramy, habibi, itâs Mom. Why donât you call back? You donât text, you donât answer, you donât even check this voicemail⌠astaghfirullah⌠call me. I just want to know you are ok. I made Koshary....
ramy min amreeka! iz3yak ya bro! 3amel eh ya 7obby? wa7eshni awi ya brence, wallahi. so pumped ur coming bro. havenât seen u since u were 8!! a5bar new york we el 3âorba eh ya...
Give in, Ramy. Surrender. Stop overthinking things. Sure, itâs a bit unconventional, but you gotta follow your heart. No matter where it leads. Who knows, you might even find some happiness. Inshallah.