Sacrificial male caretaking complicates stereotypes of Muslim patriarchy

Evidence

Disrupting stereotypes of Muslim patriarchy and masculinity, Ahmad gives up his life as a rock star and his home, to move to New York to marry the woman he loves and begin a new life as a pushcart vendor. When she dies, Ahmad is left as a single male immigrant who must sacrifice himself for his son and others. — Junaid Rana, Terrifying Muslims, 880

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Directly echoes the author’s essay on sacrifice — here sacrifice appears reframed through immigrant male caretaking rather than ritualized death.