Nononsense Carla is a 62yearold woman from the Netherlands who converted to Islam Against the expectations of many she married Fouad a 33yearold Libyan freedom fighter Although the couple live contentedly together in Amsterdam the political turmoil in the Middle East continually bleeds into their lives Yet since Carla is past a childbearing age it is when the pair seek a second wife for Fouad that their relationship is really put to the test