Fatima says she decided to write the show to offer a more nuanced view of the Pakistani-American experience in the US, and because she was frustrated by being told she wasn't "trashy enough" to portray the roles typically offered to South Asian Muslim actresses.
Fatima anasema aliamua kuanza kuandika onesho hilo kujaribu kuonesha mtazamo usiozoeleka wa maisha halisi ya Wamarekani wenye asili ya Pakistani wanaoishi Marekani, na kwa sababu alikuwa ameumizwa kihisia kuambiwa kwamba hakuwa anafaa kuvaa uhusika wa waigiziji wa ki-Islamu wenye asili ya Asia Kusini.