Hiba Abouk’s divorce from Achraf Hakimi took an unexpected turn when she discovered his assets were in his mother’s name.
Abouk’s divorce filing reportedly included a request for more than half of Hakimi’s assets, totaling approximately $6.5 million. According to Abouk’s statement, she and Hakimi divorced before Hakimi was accused of rape.
Abouk’s Muslim parents were strict and conservative, but she was not forced to wear a hijab
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Hiba Abouk, the youngest of four siblings, was born on October 30, 1986, in Madrid, Spain. Her Libyan father’s great-grandfather was a Gypsy, and her mother was from Tunisia, where the family lived before settling in Madrid.
About grew up in a strict Muslim household run by conservative parents. Certain topics, including young romance, were taboo in her family, she told El Comercio. “Even to this day, I never talk about my private life,” Abouk said. “My family instilled it in me.”
AD Abouk’s parents forbade her from acting like a typical adolescent.
“I didn’t have the same customs as my school friends,” she explained. “They refused to let me spend the night at a friend’s house.” They were extremely strict.”
According to her, the strictness stems from a conservative view of how a young Muslim woman should live. “She [her mother] works, but she has no independence tradition,” Abouk told La Vanguardia. “She believes that women should be passive, that we were not given privileges for our own good, and that the husband was more important than the career.”
Surprisingly, Abouk’s parents did not press her to wear a hijab, a common piece of Muslim women’s clothing. According to Abouk, her mother never wore a veil.
“I never had to make the decision whether or not to go covered, and I never considered it,” she explained. “Being a Muslim does not require you to wear a veil.”
Abouk told La Vanguardia that she does not oppose the hijab and believes that women should be allowed to wear whatever they want. “I know veiled women who are feminists,” Abouk explained. “The hijab is criticized, and I believe it is an excuse to criticize Islam.” “I am completely opposed to Islamophobia.”
Abouk’s parents did not believe she would be a successful actress
Abouk stated that she took her mother’s advice and studied hard. “Of the four siblings, I was the only one who followed my mother’s advice, and the one who studied the most,” Abouk explained. However, she chose a career outside of academia: acting. Her decision put her at odds with both her mother, who wanted Abouk to study medicine, and her father, who thought Abouk couldn’t make it as an actress. As a result, Abouk left home in her late teens, proving her parents wrong. Abouk elaborated:
“No one stood by me. So, at the age of 18, I left home. I have a lot of personality. At first, you might think of the little daughter who leaves home to pursue her dream of becoming an actress. I was the worst person on the planet. But now I’ve persuaded them.”
Despite her acting talent, Abouk almost failed because casting directors rejected her due to her Arab ethnicity. Abouk had faced discrimination because of her ethnicity her entire life, so she wasn’t surprised when the casting directors passed over Arab actors.
“When I first left home, the first calls I made looking for work, everyone lost interest when I said my name,” Abouk explained. “I feigned it at times, but it was difficult for me to lie.”
Despite speaking fluent Spanish without an accent, Abouk was rejected, allegedly due to her accent. Abouk shortened her name to conceal her origins. She elaborated:
“They [her agents] suggested I change my name, but I didn’t want to deny my ancestors.” Of course, we abbreviated it: my full name is Aboukhris.”
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