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DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN GLEE. IT SOLELY BELONGS TO RYAN MURPHY. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT WAS EVER INTENDED IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING THIS FANFIC.
NOTE: THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERS ARE ALL MERE FIGMENTS OF MY OWN IMAGINATION. ANY RESEMBLANCE TO ANYONE, LIVING OR DEAD, OR ANY OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTER, IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL.
LIST OF CHARACTERS V
THE VILLAINS
Yasser Abu Jamaluddin (Jesse St. James) is a struggling classical musician of Shiite Muslim parentage based in Australia. He falls in love with Rasha during her years in Australia. Despite his eloquent ear for music, he is very unpopular among his colleagues because of his inflatable ego. He publicly humiliates Rasha at their wedding when she reveals that she still has feelings for Philippe. As a result, he is thrashed by the men of Rasha's family and thrown out of his own wedding, which serves as his ultimate fall from grace.
Sabreddine Subhi (Sebastian Smythe) is Bassel's secret admirer. He is deeply resentful towards Karim. He comes from a poor Shiite Muslim family and was repeatedly abused by his father and older brothers for his effeminate behaviour. Despite his poverty, he is nonetheless as academically brilliant as Karim and Bassel. He considers Karim to be the bane of his existence for stealing Bassel's affections from him. In the midst of heavy unrest, he tries to kill Karim out of jealousy, but ends up killing Bassel by mistake. Overcome with guilt, he commits suicide on the spot.
Prof. Mohammad Firdaus (Principal Figgins) is the Dean of Karim's college. He is a submissive, henpecked man who is constantly bullied by his wife Suzan, over whose tyranny he has no control. At times, he unwillingly chastises Dr. William just to please Suzan whenever she threatens to leave him for Khattar al-Melky the Sports Facilitator. During the civil war, he flees to Saudi Arabia with Suzan, never to be heard of again.
Dr. Suzan Skandar (Sue Sylvester) is Prof. Firdaus' feisty nagging wife and a Political Science Lecturer at Karim's college, who despises Dr. William for his revolutionary teaching methods. On several occasions, she has attempted to sabotage the Music and Drama Club out of spite against Dr. William, but never succeeds. She is attracted to the newly appointed Sports Facilitator, Khattar al-Melky, and she often uses his name to threaten her husband. As a result, she secretly hates his wife, Dr. Zeynoun Biche, the Physics Lecturer, who is also her colleague. However, she abandons her fantasy when it is revealed that Khattar is an abusive husband. She and Prof. Firdaus flee to Saudi Arabia during the civil war, never to be heard of again.
Therese Choueiri (nee Ghassan) (Terri Schuester) is Dr. William's first wife. She is a cold, calculative and cruel woman who expects everything to be done her way. She claims to be Dr. William's childhood sweetheart, but it is evident that the chemistry between them has evaporated a long time ago. When she learns that Mme Emilie has been "dallying" with her husband, she takes extraordinary pains to make her life a living hell. Dr. William eventually divorces Therese when he can no longer afford her extravagant lifestyle. She immediately marries a wealthy Greek merchant after that and settles down to a life of luxury in America.
Shakira Mattar (Sugar Motta) is the resident spoilt rich girl who thinks that she can buy everything and everyone with her father's money. She is the daughter of a wealthy Sunni Muslim businessman. She claims to be an extremely talented singer, but fails the Music and Drama Club auditions. Deeply angered by this, she moves to the National Music Conservatory to hone her nonexistent talent. During the National Intercollegiate Dramatic Arts Competition, the members of the Music and Drama Club are surprised when they see that her singing has greatly improved thanks to her training at the National Music Conservatory. When they humbly compliment her on her singing, she cruelly mocks them in public. During the civil war, she relocates to Dubai, where she becomes a successful exponent of Gulf music. A decade later, she retires into seclusion after marrying the wealthy Sheikh Rowaished Farooqi.
Yakoub Bou Ismail (Jacob Ben Israel) is the sarcastic editor of the college magazine. He is extremely unpopular among both students and lecturers for spreading vicious rumours about their personal lives. He has a huge crush on Rasha, but is unable to vie for her affections due to heavy competition from Philippe. Embittered by Rasha's rejection, he teams up with Dr. Suzan in her many attempts to sabotage the Music and Drama Club. He eventually becomes a journalist during the civil war, where he conjures tales of Philippe and Samir's involvement in large-scale massacres at Palestinian refugee camps as an act of revenge against Philippe in particular. He is killed several years later while covering the 1982 Israeli invasion.
Azimine (Azimio) is the resident college bully. He takes pleasure in tormenting the members of the Music and Drama Club, and has even assisted Dr. Suzan in her many plots against Dr. William. Dim-witted and brutish, he nevertheless attains great wealth during the civil war as a middleman in the illegal hashish trade. However, he is killed by Samir and Philippe during a siege in the final years of the civil war.
Khattar al-Melky (Cooter Menkins)is the self-made owner of a local downtown gymnasium who tries his luck as Sports Facilitator at Karim's college after declaring bankruptcy and selling off his gymnasium for a paltry sum of money. There, he meets and falls in love with the Physics lecturer, Dr. Zeynoun. He suffers a fall from grace when it is revealed that he is an abusive husband towards Dr. Zeynoun, resulting in his arrest.