Alma Abboud is the mother of Shani Abboud and the wife of Youssef Abboud. She is portrayed by Jaxli Rae Hirt.
Personality[]
Alma's personality is strict and rooted in her culture. Alma believes in female genitalia mutilation for her family but seemed happy to lie to Shani about it happening. Alma appears to be homophobic too.
Physical appearance[]
Alma has black hair and dark eyes. She has tanned skin and medium lips.
Biography[]
Before Shani's captivity[]
When Alma was younger, she was a victim of FGM based off her culture.
When Shani was 13, Alma promised Shani she was going to a party. Excited, Shani went with her. However, it was revealed that Shani was being taken to have her clitoris removed in the act of FGM.
In Egypt, Alma, Youssef and Shani's cousin await Shani's return home. Alma rebukes Shani for mocking her cousin. Shani's cousin reveals that he saw her kissing a woman in public. Alma then produces Shani's laptop and shows Shani her own Instagram page, where Shani has many pictures of her with another woman. ("God Bless America")
Appearances[]
| Orange Is the New Black: Season Seven | ||||||||||
| "Beginning of the End": | "Just Desserts": | "And Brown Is the New Orange": | "How to Do Life": | "Minority Deport": | "Trapped in an Elevator": | "Me as Well": | ||||
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| "Baker's Dozen": | "The Hidey Hole": | "The Thirteenth": | "God Bless America": | "The Big House": | "Here's Where We Get Off": | |||||
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