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Iqra Ahmed is the sister of Habiba Ahmed, the girlfriend of Mila Marwa and joint legal guardian of Kioni Marwa. She made her first appearance on 19 February 2019, and her last on 3 January 2022.

Backstory[]

Iqra is the sister of Habiba, granddaughter of Arshad and Mariam and the niece of Masood Ahmed. Before moving to Walford, Iqra was preparing to marry a man through arranged marriage, but runs away with her sister Habiba Ahmed.

Storylines[]

Iqra arrived in Albert Square along with her sister, Habiba.

When Iqra learns that family friend Adam Bateman is having an affair with Habiba behind Honey Mitchell's back, she threatens to expose him. Having seen texts from an unknown person called Ash on Iqra's phone, he counteracts her threat by saying he will expose her secret relationship. Alone, Habiba asks Iqra if it is true, and Iqra nods. Habiba asks who he is, and Iqra replies by saying she is in a relationship with a woman. Rather than letting Adam expose her, she introduces her girlfriend, Ash Kaur, to her grandparents, Mariam and Arshad Ahmed.

When they are in a club, men make comments about the pair, with Robbie Jackson flirting with Ash. Initially wanting to hide that she is a lesbian, she insists they are friends, which Ash is uncomfortable with. Iqra then pulls Ash in for a kiss in front of a crowd.

Iqra teams up with Keegan Baker by setting up a sandwich business to rival the business of Ian Beale and when he tries to sabotage the pair, Iqra insists on making the business a success. She receives a van from her uncle, Masood Ahmed, and the pair begin delivering sandwiches.

When leaving mosque with Habiba and Bobby Beale, the three are attacked in an Islamophobic assault. The gang tear Iqra's headscarf from her head and strangle Bobby with it, and throw Iqra to the ground, shouting Islamophobic remarks at the three of them. Iqra expresses that she wants to meet the Panesars, but Ash avoids the subject. When Ash's brothers Jags, Vinny and Kheerat Panesar arrive in Walford with mother Suki Panesar, Iqra is excited to get to know them. However, due to her Muslim faith conflicting with their Sikh faith, they ignore her friendly attempts.

When an innocent Jags is jailed for a crime he did not commit, Habiba decides to leave Walford to live nearby to his prison. Iqra comes to the realisation that Ash is more dedicated to the Panesars than to her, and after Ash confides in her that she knew Jags is innocent, Iqra blames her for Habiba moving away. She ends their relationship and later begins getting to know Mila Marwa.

She feels Mila is being secretive and withholding information from her, so presses her for information. Mila confides in Iqra that her family are homophobic leading to her running away from home and changing her name from Robi to Mila so that her family can't find her. She, also, reveals that she was a victim of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) during childhood after her mother took her on "holiday". Iqra phones the police on Mila's mother Nyangi Marwa when she suspects that Nyangi is doing the same to Mila's sister, Kioni Marwa. Mila and Iqra later agree to apply for custody of Kioni. In January 2022, the court hearing begins, but Iqra has a job offer come up for her dream job in Bristol. Iqra confides in Bobby, saying she can’t leave Mila and Kioni, but Bobby assures her they’ll be fine and that he’ll look out for them until they join he. Iqra listens to bobby and leaves the square, with Mila and Kioni joining her in February after Mila gains joint custody of Kioni with Iqra.

Quotes[]

First line: "You are sure?" (Said to Habiba upon arriving at walford east)


“I am a Gay Muslim and I am proud! (Said to Waseem Qureshi on 12 August 2021


Last line: "Okay.” (Said to Bobby Beale as she leaves to pack)

See also[]

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