To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video As Nida Manzoor’s bold, brash and brilliant second season of We Are Lady Parts drops on Channel 4 , the cast are ready to smash stereotypes about Muslim women. While preparing to share their brand new batch of episodes with fans, they shared an emphatic and powerful message with any Muslim kids watching – they should never forget that there is ‘nothing wrong’ with being their true and authentic selves. The eight-episode season focuses on the hilarious eponymous all-Muslim woman punk rock band with a host of new original punk songs, and a fresh set of trials and tribulations for each band member to overcome.
Microbiology PhD student-turned-empowered guitarist Amina ( Anjana Vasan ), fiercely protective drummer Ayesha (Juliette Motamed), passionate frontwoman Saira (Sarah Kameela Impey), badass mum and bassist Bisma (Faith Omole) and mastermind manager Momtaz (Lucie Shorthouse) make up our motley crew of musicians. And if that wasn’t enough to whet the appetite, the new season even boasts cameos from Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and British Asian acting legend Meera Syal who plays a pioneering Muslim punk, Sister Squire. ‘You can’t cancel greatness,’ Lucie told Metro.
co.uk when asked about the agonising three-year wait for a brand new season that left some concerned it would never return. During the gap, showrunner Nida Manzoor produced actio.
