Jordanian Netflix original AlRawabi School for Girls took the region by storm last week after shedding light on several important issues from a Middle Eastern perspective, primarily bullying. SPOILERS AHEAD: The below points discuss elements from the show, including the final episode, so stop reading if you haven’t finished it yet! Created by Shirin Kamal and Tima Shomali, the show’s themes are reminiscent of American counterparts such as 13 Reasons Why and Mean Girls, but its ending shocked viewers from the West as it didn’t shy away from depicting the uglier sides of the patriarchy, such as honor killings and violence against women. It’s unclear whether the show will get a second season since it was released as a limited series, but there remain a lot of unanswered questions and unaddressed issues in the plot. 1. Who helped Mariam (Andria Tayeh) with that voice note blast? When Mariam implemented the first step of her revenge plan in episode two by pulling the school’s fire alarm and broadcasting her bullies’ private voice notes for the whole school to hear, the camera shows us the hands of her accomplice, but we never…
