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What is the place of democracy in the religion of Islam? What is democracy? How does Islam view democracy?
It is observed that the topic of Islam and democracy has become a prominent one amongst today’s matters of debate at various platforms. To put it clearly, it is quite difficult to say that the comparison of Islam and democracy is made accurately.
It is necessary to emphasize, at the very beginning of such a subject, that Islam is a divine religion which aims at the happiness of humankind both in this world and in the hereafter, and that democracy is a regime that people invented based on their own intellect, will and knowledge.
The main reason of this emphasis is to state that it is incorrect to present these two notions as if they are opposite to each other or they are alternative to each other or as two notions that entirely square with each other.
Therefore, it is essential to evaluate Islam as a religion within its own category and democracy as a regime in its own category. It is an obligation to compare the contents of these notions through an objective point of view, without dwelling merely on the notions.
At this point, the most important issue agreed upon by the majority of Islamic theologians is this: There is not a regime that is clearly named and that people are ordered to follow in the Quran. However, there are universal principles that teach responsibilities of those who govern and those who are governed, in both the Quran and the Prophet’s applications.
It is possible to develop a model of regime in accordance with needs of the time, cultural structure of people, political conditions, possibilities and hardships brought by time and geographical features in any part of the world.
An indispensable and determining element of democracy is the fact that people participate in governing and elect their governors with their own free will. When examined carefully, it is seen that the Prophet – with the title of best executive of Islam – employed the institution of “BAY’AH” (allegiance) which literally means “to accept, to assent to”. Bay’ah can be defined as “people’s voting in order to state their commitment to the governor”, which is the equivalent of voting in elections today. Bay’ah is also defined as “the contract that men and women sign in order to accept their duty and responsibility for their administrator.”
The application of Bay’ah that was started by the Prophet continued by undergoing some structural differences until the era of the Ottomans.
When taken from this point of view, it is understood that Islamic teachings are a lot parallel with today’s democratic election system in the issue of determining administrators. This similarity also exists in the issue of every individual’s voting with their own free will.
It is because bay’ah taken with any kind of force is invalid. Hazrat Umar said: “If anyone attempts to be the president or to make anyone else the president without conferring with Muslims, kill him unless he gives up.”
Eliminating any kind of attempts which aim at disturbing social peace and which originate from tyranny and injustice is just one of the responsibilities that Islam assigns to everyone.
The most important virtues that Islam deems necessary for administrators to have are providing equality, justice and individual legal privacy for everyone. If democracy is not a system that manipulates people but a regime that guarantees people’s basic rights and freedoms and promises to meet people’s demands, it is meaningless to mention any problem between Islam and democracy in this sense.
It is because there is not a disagreement between the two in terms of protecting these rights. Furthermore, while ordering that individual rights be protected on the one hand, Islam refers to social sensitivity and wants social spirit to be kept alive on the other hand. Therefore, each responsibility assigned to individuals has an aspect which is related to social life.
Parliament that is elected by people and works as a decision-making mechanism which decides in the name of people is one of the most important facilities which should be emphasised. The very equivalent of this institution in Islamic literature is the institution of “SHURA” which can be translated as advisory committee.
The Quran explains that things planned to be done must be determined at the end of negotiations in these two different verses:
“...so pass over (Their faults), and ask for (God's) forgiveness for them; and consult them in affairs (of moment).”
“Those ... who (conduct) their affairs by mutual Consultation; who spend out of what We bestow on them for Sustenance.”
The principle of pluralism, which is mentioned among the qualities of democracy has been formulated with these verses in the Quran, because negotiation between individuals is one of the most important indications of pluralism. The phrase “consult them in affairs” has been understood as not a suggestion but a command that has to be followed by Islamic scholars.
Governing structure adopted by Islam, as it is based on consultation-negotiation, differs from “autocracy”, which is based on the dictatorship of one person, from “theocracy”, which is based on the governing of a person who claims to have a divine attribute, from “oligarchy”, which is based on domination of a superior minority, and from “demagogy” in which persons govern according to their own wills.
Islamic consultation-negotiation system necessitates that everyone’s opinion be asked – regardless of their being minority or majority – ; however, it also requires that the opinion which is worth adopting be chosen not as a result of how many people side with it, but as a result of deep and objective intellectual analysis.
Especially the Prophet and the caliphs who governed after him deemed consultation very important, and were the prominent executives of the Quranic command “consult them with their affairs.” Therefore, Ibn Taymiyya says: “Administrators cannot be exempt from consultation, because Allah commanded His Prophet to do it.”
One conspicious feature of the Prophet’s consultation with his Companions is that he was asked if his decision was a Quranic command or his own opinion when a decision was made. If it was a Quranic command, it would be followed, for it is bounding – and if it was the Prophet’s own opinion, the Companions would tell the Prophet about their own ideas. The most attention-grabbing examples of the Prophet’s idea of consultation are issues such as on what conditions captives of the Battle of Badr would be freed, how the call to the prayer (adhan) would be practiced and how Madina should be defended during the Battle of the Trench (Handaq).
The most important point that should be taken into consideration while consulting is with whom to consult. What Abbasi governor Ma’mun advised his son about consultation and negotiation sheds light on this issue. He says: “Regarding affairs about which you have got doubts, consult the experienced, sedulous and merciful old men’s opinions; because they have experienced a lot and witnessed all ups and downs and lucky and unlucky events of time. Even though their words might be bitter, accept and tolerate them. Do not include cowardly, greedy, supercilious, dishonest and stubborn people in the consultation committee.”
It is obvious that Islamic world failed to agree on many institutions that were developed based on the West. And democracy is one of them. While some claim that democracy and Islam totally disagree without basing their ideas on any scientific and intellectual reason, others try to explain that there is a total agreement between the two.
The most reasonable thing for everyone who wishes to and aims at contributing to the happiness of the individuals and communities is seeking ways of benefiting from Islam’s universal values as a religion and democracy’s basic rights and freedoms as a governing mechanism, without being influenced by concepts.
Whatever they might be called, Islam has no objection to the efforts for people’s peace and happiness.
“Adopting democracy can be considered not as “legalizing” the West, but as a real re-discovery. Although Western democracy and Islam have some differences in practice, they can benefit from each other taking the similarities in their aims into consideration. Of course, this benefit is possible, as Hassan Turabi puts it, “if Westerners (can) allow democracy to give birth to a Muslim child”, because the notion of “Islamic democracy” is still a cursed one for many people in the West.”
In conclusion, it cannot be claimed that Islamic principles entirely agree with democracy’s principles. However, if we think independently from the religion, democracy is still the one, amongst other regimes, which can be adapted to Islam’s general rules most easily.
By the way, it is true that Islamic scholars are in search of a solution to this issue. Actually, democracy is a system that Muslims are inevitably in and are influenced by. Muslims, who have to question their lives’ appropriateness to Islam all the time, have felt the obligation to search for a solution about democracy by which they are inevitably influenced.
Debates carried out in accordance with the Quran’s information are seen not as an objection to democracy but an advocacy of democracy which is redefined.
There are many different definitions and practices of democracy in the world. At this point, Islamic world has to understand and interpret Islam correctly on the one hand and has to define democracy within this interpretation on the other hand. This can contribute to forming a mid-point where Islam and democracy meet.
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Best Fantasy Worlds – Michael Barbour
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One of the most important appealing aspects of fantasy fiction is the chance to imagine and visualize beautiful places, which may not even exist in real like. There are many fantasy novels, in which authors have built worlds and dimensions. Many authors have created new races, cultures, and customs inspired by real-life tribes, and even languages. It is truly a marvelous gift to be able to write stories with such intricate and vivid details, which leaves readers wanting to just stay in the novel's world. R. B. Michaels is one of those talented writers, who can keep the readers captivated with his story-telling. R.B. Michaels's latest book, Knights of the Wind 978-1-95-163054-6, tells the story of a world with humans, orcs, elves, and other dark creatures. A knight is destined to save the land in danger with the help of a powerful mage. This fantasy novel has a mesmerizing world, which you will have to delve deep in and discover. But for now, here is a list of the best fantasy worlds by Screen Rant:
Narnia
         C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia are based in one of the most well-known fantasy universes. Probably the most famous of the stories set in this world is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe -- which was the first in the series -- and helped to establish that Narnia is a world of magic, talking animals, and evil witches.
One of the common complaints about the Chronicles of Narnia is its obvious Christian message. Lewis was a devout follower of Christ, and the parallels to Christianity are clear throughout his stories, especially in the form of Aslan. While we understand why some people wouldn't necessarily connect with that, in terms of world-building, we think it helped the series in the long run, even if it limited its audience a bit. Drawing from his faith, Lewis had a wealth of ideas and stories to take inspiration from that helped bring Narnia to life and gave it a common touchstone.
The Broken Empire
       Oddly enough, knowledge pre-dating the Builders seems to be fairly common. Works of philosophers such as Plato are discussed alongside the Bible and Quran, but knowledge of works past a certain point is lost. The truly ancient works remain, but anything created around the advent of firearms appears to have been lost along the way, and the novels never really explain why, which serves to add an interesting layer of mystery.
The Malazan Empire
       Creating a memorable fictional world takes a lot of work to make it believable, and one of the most important aspects of that creation is research. Nearly every author draws at least some inspiration from real cultures and history when it comes to creating the history of their world, but few authors have Steven Erikson's background in anthropology and archaeology -- and it shows in the sheer amount of detail that exists within the Malazan Empire.
Aside from the obvious amount of research that was put into this world, another thing that makes it truly unique is that it wasn't created for a novel, but as a setting for Erikson's pen and paper RPG campaigns. Since RPGs are meant to be played as a living evolving story, this means that the world itself had to evolve as well. It's very possible that a lot of the ideas that made it into the novels were created as a response to the actions of Erikson's RPG group, which is certainly an interesting way to create a world -- via the world's nerdiest focus group.
Westeros
       The world of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire needs little in the way of introduction thanks to its popular HBO adaption. Aside from maybe Middle-Earth or the Star Wars galaxy, the world of A Song of Ice and Fire -- of which Westeros is merely one part -- is probably the most well-known entry on this list. So what makes this world so compelling for fans of fantasy and non-fantasy alike? One of the big things is how grounded the world feels. Martin based the struggle for the Iron Throne off the War of the Roses and had at one point considered writing a piece of historical fiction as opposed to fantasy.
In the end, Martin felt that historical fiction was too limiting for what he wanted to do, so he set the story in his world, but kept the magic and other fantasy tropes fairly low-key. This has worked to the series' benefit, as it can appeal to both fantasy fans and non-fans alike, widening its appeal and helping it become one of the most successful series in television history.
About the Author
R.B. Michaels is a talented and accomplished author. His latest book, Knights of the Wind 978-1-95-163054-6, is a masterpiece, displaying his talented writing and world-building.
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Since I haven’t been able to properly think of anything else, and I’ve been filled with stress, I want to rant and break down some core points that I’ve thought about.
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What we know about Mikael:
considered Even as his “best buddy”.
did not bat an eye at Even’s project regarding Captain America and Putin.
has kept Even’s number on his phone.
stopped Mutasim for talking about whatever went down.
was the first to acknowledge Sana in the clip ‘Slave’, telling the others to let her try.
wears nail polish and does not mind being affectionate.
knows sign language (note: he signs “Yousef” which is the actor’s name but it’s also the name of one of his friends).
is absent in a lot of clips, but is not as absent in the Hei Briskeby videos.
What we know about Yousef:
was friends with Even
reacted ashamed/guilty/sad at the mention of Even
took the blame for the vodka
called Sana to tell her Elias got wasted (on vodka)
denounced religion because it caused anxiety (in people?)
took the “good parts” from religion and dismissed the rest
told Sana about a fight Elias was in, and pointed her outside, when she was talking to Noora
did not follow Sana to help her break up the fight (where he is friends with one of the squads)
made out with Noora instead of helping Sana/his friends
Elias up to this point hasn’t been in the series for Even’s backstory, but more as relation to Sana. He tells her that Yousef is a good guy, one of the best, and he wouldn’t ever lie to Sana. He cares about Sana and honestly values Yousef a lot.
From the Interview with Even we get this:
“The movie is about Captain America and Vladimir Putin, who fall in love with each other. But, they can’t be together because Sarah Palin have cursed them and each time they kiss a kitten dies of AIDS.”
“[Baz Luhrmann] just makes those tacky, cliché movies where the main character dies and stuff.”
“I’m honest because I care about you.”
From the clip Det beste fra Islam we get this:
“Why do you not believe in Allah?” / “You know Even? The guy we used to hang with? I think he’s gay.. Because he tried to kiss Mikael and Mikael is really religious, so he totally flipped out and was really out of it. So it turned into.. Even like trying to cure himself by reading the Quran. And it ended up with him posting different verses from the Quran where it said like.. gay people go to hell. You know he.. tried to kill himself? So I just feel like Islam.. Or religion in general.. Just creates a lot of anxiety in people.”
“Don’t you think I’ll remember to be a good person without having to pray?”
From the clip Imagine all the people living life in peace we get this:
“Sana, Elias is in trouble.”
From the teaser, we have been able to conclude that the shots are of Noora, Isak, Mikael and Sara which in some way should correlate to the last clip.
Noora tells Sana that she’s learnt that dickhelm has a new girlfriend. She then confronts Sana when she figures out Sana has known for a while.
Isak’s blood got on Sana’s hands and Sana has grown quite close to Isak.
Sara double-crossed Sana and signed a contract without her knowledge, meaning she gets the bus.
Mikael, however, is barely present in the episode, but is a relevant part to the coming five episodes. In fact, he has barely been present in any clip at all, beside the Hei Briskeby videos.
And as has been stated before, Yousef takes up a lot of time in the clips, but Mikael does not. And we connected Mikael to Even’s past first. It’s the other way around in the Hei Briskeby clips. We get to see Mikael a lot, but the one most affected by the mention of Even is Yousef—which is a twist to everything, since, again, we mostly only connect Mikael to Even’s backstory.
So, what’s up with Mikael in the teaser? Thus far, we’ve seen very little interaction between Sana and Mikael—in fact, we’ve seen next to none. Funnily, we see Mikael entering the building at first, but then… he’s completely gone?
It is also Elias who gets Yousef’s attention to look over at Even. Logically, by the positioning, it also seems that Even should’ve only seen Elias and Yousef—and stopped.
We later see Yousef passing Sana, without looking at her, without saying hi. He walks straight up to Elias and seemingly tells him something. Next thing we know is that Elias is in a fight. Yousef is the one telling Sana, finally speaking to her, but his voice seems… nervous? What he’s saying is basically, “Sana… Elias is—um… in a fight.”
My mind comes up with the following possible conclusions:
About what happened between Even and the squad:
When Yousef talked about Even and Mikael, he took himself out of the equation entirely. He then replaced himself with Mikael. Meaning: In that story, Mikael was not involved whatsoever, and what went down was between Even and Yousef. (Battle picture on Yousef’s Facebook, why he looked guilty/ashamed/sad at the mention of Even.)
When Yousef talked about Even and Mikael, Yousef was there when it happened but twists the truth.
When Yousef talked about Even and Mikael, Yousef was not there when it happened, but was directly or indirectly responsible for what happened. Could have something to do with whatever Battle there was between Even and him.
About what happened between the Balloon squad and the Boy squad:
Yousef starts the fight for whatever reason, and then leaves, leaving the rest of the squad to deal with it.
Yousef tells Elias something that upsets Elias—whether it’s truth or not—and Elias instigates the fight because of it, and Yousef leaves to tell Sana about it.
Things that I don’t find making sense at the moment:
Sana tells her mum that she does not think Elias is drinking. She seemed truthful by that. Why do we find Elias drinking (vodka) shortly after? And Yousef, for some reason, is with him.
Yousef making out with Noora. That’s just… very random. They’ve met like. Twice.
Yousef tells Sana about the fight, but does not leave with her, does not help his friends.
Who told Noora about dickhelm? Was it Mari? I was thinking about Yousef, briefly, but that seems like a far reach even for him. We do see him walk from the same direction—past Sana—as Noora does, to Sana. But the last we see of Noora, I think, is her hugging Mari.
Sana and Elias seem close, and what Elias cares about is Sana. He is shown time and time again, respecting her, loving her, protecting her, standing up for her and trying to look out for her. It makes no sense at all for Elias to suddenly “snap” and—supposedly—hit Isak, unless it has something to do with Sana or, potentially, any of his friends. But Sana wasn’t there. Isak wouldn’t disrespect her. How did the squads even end up together? How did the boys end up outside?
Also, again, Mikael kept Even’s number. Why? Have they been talking? Have they been texting? Have they been in contact—either prior to season 4, or did Even find the Hei Briskeby video where he’s mentioned? It seems… unlikely, to me, that none of the girls mention the video to any of the boys, which reaches Isak’s knowledge and eventually Even’s.
I don’t know. Something is very fishy right here. And I’m not sure what the parallels thus far means. Are they going to stop? Reverse somehow, just like the trailer?
If they’re going to continue, we know that Yousef is hiding something for sure, much like Even was hiding his Bipolar Disorder. The only thing I can come up with Yousef hiding is something that is correlated to Even’s backstory, to the battle, to the story he gave Sana. But how he is involved, and exactly what did happen is… I don’t know.
Oh, and right. I didn’t mean to forget this. Notice Yousef’s response to when Sana asks why he doesn’t believe in Allah. He shifts the focus a lot from himself to Even and Mikael.
Also. Remember the pride flag right beside Yousef’s chat on Sana’s screen? I still do not think that’s a coincidence.
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Musings about season 4
Everyone has good theories and musings about season 4, so now I want to share mine. I love love love this season, I only wished it could last forever. Anyway. I will try to write about every plotline or theme I have discovered so far.
 Sana and Yousef – communicating own needs
Sana and Yousef are falling for each other, but they can´t be together as long as Yousef isn´t a muslim. We can se parallells to Isak, in the way Sana initiates the contact wit Yousef, and to Even, when she reacts to Yousef`s lack of faith much like Even did to Isak`s attitude towards mental illness.
We have seen a lot of Noora this season, and that`s not a coincidence. Noora mirrors Sana and her difficulties. And just now, in the 4th episode, Sana buries her own sorrow, focusing on Nooras difficulties. This is nothing New, of course. Sana has a pattern of focusing on others instead of herself. Í think it´s pretty clear that this is one of her biggest issues this season. 
Sana focuses on others, and try to solve their problems. She ignores her own issues. Okay, the Girls are pretty shitty at picking up that something is wrong, but Sana is also part of this, because she never tells them. She doesn`t tell them that she wants to be counted in, or that she has fallen in love, or that being a muslim girl in a white faithless country can be really bad sometimes.
When Sana finds out that Yousef isn`t a muslim, she chooses to stop talking to him, and delete him from social media. This is very relatable to many of us, I think. She really seems to struggle with telling others about her own needs and wishes.
I don´t know if Sana and Yousef ever can get a happy ending. Not if Yousef is an atheist, I think. But I know that they are going to talk. And Sana is going to learn to tell others how she feels, And I am looking forward to that SO MUCH!
But just like With Isak, it`s not going to happen this early in the season. When did Isak talk to Jonas? In episode 6? Yeah I think we have some waiting ahead of us.
Sana and Faith – finding a balance being a scientific feminist and muslim
In the start of the season, Sana seems to have faith in Allah, but she also seems to struggle With finding the time to pray and focus on Allah. Some have mentioned that her praying might illustrate her focus in her faith, just like Isak`s locker illustrated his struggle in being open with being homosexual.
I think Sana`s struggle is about being a modern girl, wanting equal rights, but seeing that boys and girls are treated different (like with the russe bus). And I think Sana struggles with finding out how to fit her thoughts about this with her faith.
I think Sana is going to learn to accept that keeping the faith can be difficult sometimes, and that there is no shame in admitting that struggle to others. She doesn`t become a bad muslim, and she doesn´t lose her right to be with her Norwegian/ Christian/ Atheist friends. I think that she will find her own balance in her faith. I think she also will find ways to focus on Allah and praying, just like she wants to.
Sana and the russe bus – Don`t let me be misunderstood
The russe bus is important to Sana. It represents the Norwegian culture, I suppose, and she wants to be a part of it at the same time that she wants to keep her own values. Her need for this is very understandable. She meets a lot of microaggressions and prejudice because she is muslim, like from that woman on the tram or from Mari, that reacted when Noora said she was on the bus.
The other bus-girls misunderstands her a lot, too. But Sana also has prejudice against the other girls. It`s pretty apparent at the russe bus meeting. Maybe she needs to realize that, too.
The bus seems less important to her now that she focuses on Nooras (or her own) broken heart, but we`ll se how it goes.
I hope that Sana will get to feel that she belongs, both as a muslim, as a Norwegian girl, and as russ. We`ll see.
I should say something about Pepsi, and Burger King, but I haven`t collected my thoughts on it yet. It`s about more than product placement, that`s for sure.
Isak, Even, Mikael, Yousef and the rest of the Bakka squad – Secrets  
The connection Sana has to the Bakka squad and Even is unclear at the moment. We know that Elias, Mikael, Yousef and Even must have been friends. Even hasn`t mentioned Adam or Mutta, but it seems likely that they have been a gang for a while. Elias and some of the boys probably went to Uranienborg school before Bakka, just like Sana. The other girls don`t seem to recognize them, so we know they didn’t go to Grefsen or Ruseløkka. We know that Even went to Bjølsen school before Bakka. Maybe Mikael too, since they are “best buddies”. Even was together with Sonja, of course. He probably used to hang both with her and her friends and with his own friends. Sana has known the boys for a long time, since they are at their house all the time. And we know she knows Even.
I am curious about what happened at Bakka, and hope we will get some answers. Maybe Even wanted to learn the Quran to keep his friends? Or maybe he fell in love, and wanted to convert to Islam? Did he fall in love with Yousef? Michael? Sana? Did he get a manic episode in the process? We know he wrote a lot on the revue wall on Facebook. Maybe he proclaimed his love, or wrote a lot from the Quran. Who knows? Yousef seems like the one who is most hurt of them all, for some reason. I have no clue about why.
It´s likely that Even just wanted to get away after all this. He fears that Isak will be upset if he tells him, and that makes me think that Even has hurt someone, or that it has something to do with faith (we know Isak is an atheist).
Isak and Even are meant to be, but they will have some crisis because of the secrets Even keeps from Isak. We know that. And Isak will support Even, it was all in the trailer. :D
Here I should say something about Coca cola, or McDonalds, but I haven`t thought it through yet. It`s symbolizing something, but what? Is the Pepsi / Coca cola thing representing a upcoming fight?
Sana and Noora – Secrets II
I have mentioned it before, but Noora mirrors Sana this season, just like she mirrored Isak last season. But she has some issues that I would like to see her resolve. Noora has kept her guilt and shame to herself for too long. Many girls struggles about witnessing about rapes and abuse, so I love that Skam show how a strong girl like Noora struggles with it, too. Maybe she has been too strong and independent, I think she needs to ask for help about this. If she can find some closure about Nico, that would really be good. She probably needs to talk to her ex and find out what she wants, too. It seems like she has done a lot of assuming. She assumed he wasn`t in love with her, she assumed he was hurt. It didn´t seem like they talked about it at all. I hope she finds a way to talk to him about it.
More likely, Sana "the meddler" is going to send an email from her or something, but we´ll see.
Sana and Vilde and Magnus – Secrets III
Vilde is almost like the russe bus, a representation of silly white girls, to Sana. But she also mirrors her, in the way that she doesn´t talk to her friends about the things that are really important. Something is off at home, and something is off in her relationship with Magnus, but she just covers it with oversharing their sex life. I wonder if Vilde might be better off alone than together with Magnus, actually. It pains my heart to say, because Magnus seems so happy, but he would of course not stay happy if Vilde was just faking it. Anyway. I hope we get to know some of her secrets.  She has some secret about her home that I don`t know what is. She went to Ruseløkka school with Chris before Nissen, maybe Chris knows? And it would be cool to know if any of the speculations about her sexual orientation is true, too. It sure would be nice to see her relaxed and happy. An Magnus too, maybe he gets tired of beeing a boyfriend in the end. Hah.
Sana and Eva, Chris, Mahdi and Jonas – Independence vs viewers voices
Well, it seems like nothing happens to Eva, Chris, Mahdi or Jonas this season. I guess they get to be our voices this season (breaking the fourth wall is a repeating thing in Skam, so). At least I hope they are happy and well in the last episode. And that we get to see that Eva can be more than a party girl and that Chris can be more than a funny sidekick. Please. Eva didn`t fight for her independence in season 1 for nothing, did she??? And Chris deserves more than this! Mahdi deserves more than being a sidenote, too. And please let Jonas hold a speech or something, or write a letter or something, so he can end the show like it started. Thank you!
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