Sun

One afternoon, Yesmin, Nati, and Bella put on R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and strike a sexy TikTok pose—wrapped in the hijabs belonging to Yesmin’s devoutly religious mother. The video goes viral and becomes a hit. All hell breaks loose in the social media sphere. A calculated provocation or a religious affront? Everyone has to weigh in. For the three girls, fame comes quickly as a religious a cappella trio at Kurdish family celebrations. But Yesmin, the only devout Muslim, isn’t really into these public identity games. She suddenly has to justify to strangers how she practices her religion. When is religion a private matter, and how important is the headscarf really to her?