Holland

Synopsis

Amani Zain makes her first trip to the Netherlands and hooks up with Bad Brya, a Dutch rapper of Moroccan origin who addresses issues from peace in the Middle East to women and Islam in her lyrics. She 'makes over' Amani as a B girl. Amani flicks through MSLM magazine, the cool one off Muslim fashion magazine, and visits the set of Bimbo's and Boerka's - a Dutch TV show which is co-hosted by the Halal girls - three hijabi sisters from a conservative Moroccan family.

She meets a doctor who performs fifty hymen reconstructions a year on young Muslim girls desperate to appear as virgins on their wedding night.

Her happiest moment is a Dutch Moroccan wedding where a 'negaffa' - wedding stylist - orchestrates up to five changes of bridal outfit on the big day.

Credits

Presenter

Amani Zain

Broadcasts

1. Tue 3 Jun 2008
   19:30
   BBC Two (Scotland only)
2. Thu 5 Jun 2008
   19:30
   BBC Two (England only)
3. Thu 5 Jun 2008
   23:40
   BBC Two (Wales (Analogue) only)
4. Fri 6 Jun 2008
   00:05
   BBC Two (Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) only)
5. Tue 10 Jun 2008
   19:30
   BBC Two (Scotland only)