The second episode of Sar-e-Rah shows how one woman may continue to encourage other women from all walks of life to stand up for themselves. If the first episode of Sar-e-Rah was about the power of one woman standing up for herself.
In this episode, Rabia meets Dr. Muzna, a lady who has concealed her husband’s infertility from the rest of their family in order to have a child. Muzna is compelled to keep this secret since her mother-in-law taunts her for being unable to have the family kid and for returning to work rather than quitting her job.
Sar-e-Rah investigates how liberated women who have broken free from traditional limitations might appreciate the weight society places on women who take diverse paths to parenting in this episode. As a grandmother and her small child chastise Muzna for bringing her newborn infant into the café, Rabia jumps in and reminds them that Muzna did the right thing by choosing to offer refuge for an abandoned child.
Sar-e-Rah investigates how liberated women who have broken free from traditional limitations might appreciate the weight society places on women who take diverse paths to parenting in this episode. In one scenario, when Muzna is chastised by a grandmother and her small child for bringing her newborn infant into the café, Rabia intervenes and reminds them that Muzna did the right thing by choosing to offer refuge for an abandoned child.
It’s encouraging that a show like Sar-e-Rah isn’t afraid to explore such taboo subjects and remind women that they can find the strength they need in each other, especially at a time when sensitive topics like domestic violence, child abuse, and forced marriages aren’t treated with the sensitivity and depth they deserve.
