Iman Meskini

Iman Meskini (born March 3, 1997) is a Norwegian actress.[1] She is best known for playing the role of Sana Bakkoush in the teen drama series Skam.[2]

Iman Meskini
Born (1997-03-03) 3 March 1997
Ski, Viken, Norway
OccupationActress
Spouse(s)
Mourad Jarrari
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(m. 2019)​

Personal life

Meskini grew up in the village of Langhus and identifies as a practicing Muslim.[3] Her mother is from Norway and her father is from Tunisia. She played as a guard for the Høybråten Basketball Club during the 2016–2017 year.[4][5] In 2016, Meskini majored in Arabic and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Oslo.[5] She currently works with Norway's Air Forces. On 12 June 2019, Meskini married Mourad Jarrari.[6][7]

Skam

Meskini became known for her role as Sana Bakkoush from Julie Andem's teen web series's Skam, which is broadcast on NRK. Her character status was recurring from seasons 1–3, then later turned to lead in season 4.[8][9]

Reception

Since her first appearance on Skam, and especially since the show's fourth season, in which she served as the primary lead, Sana has gathered an incredible number of fans. In addition to Sana's popularity, Meskini has been praised for her portrayal of the character and her outstanding representation of Muslim youth within Western societies, but especially female Muslim teenagers living in Norway.

Sana's appearance and portrayal on a show as popular as Skam at a time which saw a rise in Islamophobia across the globe was marked by many as essential in challenging stereotypes of hijab-wearing Muslim women and provided non-Muslim Norwegians with an alternative representation of their Muslim neighbours.

References
  1. Cassandra Lundgren. "Lär känna personerna bakom huvudkaraktärerna i norska serien "Skam"" [Everything you want to know about the people behind the main characters in "Shame"]. Metro Mode (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. Lisa Dyremyhr Bakke (2016-04-23). "9 ting du kanskje ikke visste om Skam" [9 things you might not know about Shame]. SOL (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  3. Benjaminsen, Kristin Steenfeldt-Foss, Adrian Simen Holm, Håkon. "Sana from "Skam" about her faith: – I felt different" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  4. "Iman Meskini Basketball Player Profile, Hoybraten Oslo, News, Kvinneligaen stats, Career, Games Logs, Best, Awards - eurobasket". www.eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. Andrea Danielsson. "Hur gamla är skådespelarna i Skam? Vi har svaret!" [How old are the actors in shame? We have the answer!]. Vecko Revyn (in Swedish). Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  6. "Iman Meskini on Instagram: "🇳🇴I dag giftet jeg meg med min aller beste venn, min sjelevenn, min største kjærlighet som jeg nå kan kalle min ektemann. For 1 år siden…"". Instagram. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ""Skam"-skådis gift i hemlighet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. Pettersen, Josefine Frida; Meskini, Iman; Teige, Lisa; Moe, Tarjei Sandvik (2015-09-25), Skam, retrieved 2017-05-17
  9. "Skam – Dramaserie på P3.no". skam.p3.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 17 May 2017.


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