During the past hours, social media users have increased the interest of Lina’s story with her father’s wife, Najah Bani Ahmed, after the Jordanian girl decided to expose her father’s wife.
Below, we show you the success story of Bani Ahmed and Lina, as well as the interaction of the Jordanian street with that story, which highlights the phenomenon of taunting the wives of parents.
Bani Ahmed and Lina’s success story
As for the success story of Bani Ahmed and Lina, through a series of videos on the “Tik Talk” platform, the Jordanian young woman residing in the United States, Lina, started to reveal her long suffering under the title of shocking and direct, my journey with the wife of Abi Najah Bani Ahmed.
Its goal was not, as she confirmed, distorting reputation or provoking controversy, but was part of her psychological treatment plan, and an attempt to restore her life after years of pain and silence.
Childhood fraught with violence
Lina tells that her tragedy with the success of Bani Ahmed began in early childhood, after her parents separated and her father’s marriage to a woman called the success of Bani Hamad, noting that this lady, as she described, was known for a bad reputation, Lina gathered with testimonies of neighbors and relatives.
She explained that since this woman entered her life, her home has turned into a harsh environment that does not know tenderness, as she systematically negligently and violence.
Shocking practices
One of the most prominent things that Lina revealed is that her father’s wife, Najah Bani Ahmed, was forcing her to drink castor oil despite her recurring infections in the tonsils, which caused her serious health complications, and a painful incident recounted during which she was severely beaten on the day of the death of her father’s wife, which necessitated the intervention of one of the neighbors to save her after a head injury that required “ugliness”, but the woman refused to be hospitalized.
Psychological and social repercussions
The pain was not limited to the borders of the house, but leaked to school, and Lina said that her screaming that the neighbors heard at night made them a bullying from her colleagues, until she learned to receive the beating in silence, so that no one heard her.
Transfer abroad and the beginning of recovery
As she moved to the United States, Lina began the journey of psychotherapy, and felt the need to tell her story publicly, considering that revelation is part of healing.
Although these memories hurt, her participation helped her feel comfortable and restore part of herself.
Wide sympathy and societal
Lina clips had a huge interaction through Tek Tok, where the lists of views in Jordan and several Arab countries were topped, and thousands showed their sympathy with them, considering that they represent a rare courage, in light of the silence of many victims about their suffering.
Some went to a proposal to convert their story into a dramatic or documentary work, to highlight the phenomenon of the censorship of the parents’ wives, a issue that is often practiced behind closed doors without accountability or oversight.
Lina was subjected to threats because of the success story of Bani Ahmed
Despite the great solidarity, Lina revealed that she was subjected to threats from some members of her family who asked her to stop publishing, claiming that her conversation is offending the family’s reputation, but she confirmed that she continues to tell the truth, not only for her, but for everyone who has experienced a similar experience.
Calls for new legislation after the success story of Bani Ahmed and Lina
The story of Bani Ahmed and Lina turned from a personal narration to a public opinion issue, amid human rights demands to tighten control over mixed family environments, and to enact strict laws that guarantee the protection of children and impose severe penalties on those who offend their treatment.
Despite the voices calling for verifying the novel and listening to all parties, Lina’s supporter sees that just her daring to speak is sufficient to put this issue in the forefront of societal debate, and pushes a real change in how to deal with issues of domestic violence in the Arab world.
