Among the characters of The Girl in the Dress, Ibtisam stands out as a calm face that the reader at first glance assumes to be a mirror of serenity.
Yet behind that reassuring silence hides an entire storm of contradictions and unspoken emotions.
The beauty of this character lies in the fact that the author did not grant her direct clarity, but left her with blank spaces that make us wonder: is Ibtisam a symbol of false peace? Or is she the silent strength concealing unseen wounds?
Through this balance between calm and storm, Ibtisam becomes a character that transcends the pages, carrying a meaning beyond her fictional existence—like a message that the calmest faces may hide within them the fiercest of wars.