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Quoted Text INT. ALMA’S HOME - NIGHT HALLWAY |
Quoted Text ALMA (UHL-MAH), 17-years-old, walks past THREE gold-frame photos hung on the wall hallway. CENTER photo shows family portrait (in order) FATHER, MOTHER, NANA, standing above a young Alma, and young HAMZA (HUM-ZAH) Mother has long dark hair seen resting on the side of her shoulders, dark cat-like eye makeup over greenish-grey eyes, light blue scarf lightly placed over her head. Father is wearing an all red kurta, and he is smiling. Nana, slightly balding, obviously dyed jet-black hair on the sides of his head, wearing glasses, and an all white kurta. Young Alma is wearing red, her hair is long, eyes are light greenish-Grey, and she is wearing a half-smile. Hamza is wearing white, full smile, hair braided to the side of her shoulder. Photo to to the left of the family portrait shows the Holy Kaabah of Mecca. Photo to the right of the family portrait shows a Zulfiqar, a traditional GOLD Shiite Muslim sword with Arabic engravings that represent the sword of Ali. |
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Quoted Text Alma walks into an empty room and rolls open a carpet out in front of her. She begins performing Namaz, the daily prayers for Muslims. The carpet laid out in front of her is not bare. There is a circular-rock-like object on the carpet, Alma rests her head on the rock when she kneels down onto the carpet. Alma stands up. Whispers more Arabic prayers. Kneels back down. She sits down onto the Namaz rug. Grabs a tasbih (rosary beads). She folds up the rug. She walks out of the prayer room. |