The home
One warm home, many cultures
Everyone is inside tonight. Meet the whole family: nobody practises identically, nobody is perfect, and everyone is trying, with love.
The family
Yusuf’s house
- Yusuf, 8Malay, Punjabi and Dutch. Curious and kind, the heart of every video.
- Sara, MumMalay and Punjabi, warm and clever, the calm centre of the home.
- Bram, DadDutch, found Islam, and learns the deen right alongside Yusuf. The youngest of three brothers.
- Adam, 4Copies everything Yusuf does. Never lets go of his plush Tayr.
- NoorA little light that opens and closes each story. Gentle, never preachy.
- TayrA small cheeky bird, mostly here for the giggles.
Mum’s side
Still in Asia, always a video call away
Visits are the biggest event of the year.
- Nenek, GrandmaWears her hijab, keeps the stories and the recipes. The warmest lap in the family.
- Nana Ji, GrandpaPunjabi, a retired general. Stands tall, speaks softly, melts for his grandsons.
- AuntieWears her hijab her own way. Brand-new mum to the family’s newest cousin.
- UncleA physiotherapist with the military, following Nana Ji’s path in his own way. New dad.
Dad’s side
Close by, round the table most Sundays
- Oma, GrandmaSpiritual in her own way, all about energies, gardens and deep listening.
- Opa, GrandpaCatholic, big-hearted and jolly. Loves his grandsons without conditions.
- Step-omaCatholic, kind, always baking. Proof that love makes family.
- The creativesBram’s big brother and his girlfriend. Not married, and welcome at every table.
- The goofy twoBram’s other big brother and his girlfriend. Game nights are their fault.
The ethos
What matters is being a good human being
What others choose is theirs to choose. Faith is personal, and judging it is not our job, for Allah is the most kind and merciful.
The show’s ethos. Wording pending the scholarly signer-off before use in episodes.