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Habiba Ahmed is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Rukku Nahar.

Casting

https://www.shropshirestar.com/entertainment/showbiz/2018/12/20/new-eastenders-sisters-will-be-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

Development

Introduction and family

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26286039/eastenders-spoilers-iqra-habiba-ahmed-make-enemies/

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/masoods-nieces-iqra-and-habiba-arrive-in-eastenders-with-a-big-secret/

https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/09/eastenders-spoilers-first-look-as-iqra-and-habiba-ahmed-arrive-in-walford-and-cause-chaos-8471148/

https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/19/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-and-iqra-ahmed-hide-huge-secret-as-masood-makes-his-exit-8667890/

https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/22/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-and-iqra-ahmeds-dark-secret-deepens-8703576/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hollyoaks/a27329326/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-iqra-panic-mariam-and-arshad-return/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26248750/soap-spoilers-eastenders-newcomers-hollyoaks-accusations/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26439709/eastenders-iqra-habiba-ahmed-mick-carter-revenge/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a27162323/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-iqra-panic-mariam-arshad/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26618159/eastenders-spoilers-mel-owen-schemes-habiba-iqra-fired/

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-iqra-ahmed-comes-out-to-her-sister-but-who-is-her-girlfriend/

Affair with Adam

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26700222/eastenders-spoilers-adam-habiba-fling/

https://metro.co.uk/2019/06/06/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-and-iqra-ahmed-to-clash-in-huge-conflict-9831062/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a28280113/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-ahmed-devastating-news/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a27395666/eastenders-recap-habiba-ahmed-confesses-adam-bateman-affair/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26943617/eastenders-spoilers-billy-mitchell-habiba-adam-kiss/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a27318540/eastenders-spoilers-lola-pearce-habiba-ahmed-plan/

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-honey-adam-danger-emma-barton-stephen-rahman-hughes/

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/eastenders/eastenders-habiba-adam-affair-revealed/

Relationship with Jags

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a31694267/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-jags-romance/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/20/eastenders-spoilers-shock-passion-habiba-ahmed-jags-panesar-12379068/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/07/eastenders-spoilers-jags-panesar-destroyed-as-habiba-ahmed-takes-shocking-action-to-hide-their-romance-13235636/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/09/02/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-ahmed-breaks-jags-panesars-heart-cruel-move-13179873/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/09/eastenders-spoilers-suki-panesar-kills-habiba-ahmed-as-she-exposes-her-family-13396223/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/20/eastenders-spoilers-jags-panesars-exit-confirmed-as-hes-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-13452956/

Departure and aftermath

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a34354413/eastenders-habiba-ahmed-ultimatum-jags-panesar-exit/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a34451585/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-ahmed-rukku-nahar-exit/

https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/22/eastenders-spoilers-shock-exit-for-broken-habiba-ahmed-as-she-leaves-after-jags-panesar-twist-13462820/

https://metro.co.uk/2021/01/13/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-is-pregnant-with-jags-baby-13850440/

https://www.entertainmentdailyuk.com/soaps/eastenders-spoilers-baby-bombshell-for-the-panesar-family/

Reception

Following Habiba and Iqra's debut, Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap speculated that the two characters were hiding a "dark secret".

In 2021, Laura-Jayne Tyler from Inside Soap wrote that Habiba had more of a storyline "after" she left the show, and noted that it was a "current trend" in EastEnders due to it also happening with Jags and Max Branning (Jake Wood).

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/eastenders-fans-devastated-habiba-ahmeds-22891363

https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-eastenders-fans-demand-return-24655270

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-eastenders-fans-go-wild-17200668

https://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/eastenders/habiba-ahmed-exit/

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/eastenders/a26413570/eastenders-catch-up-new-arrivals-iqra-habiba-ahmed-remind-fans-ronnie-roxy-mitchell/

https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/eastenders-fans-completely-divided-over-15868895.amp

https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/18/eastenders-fans-disgusted-islamophobic-slurs-bobby-iqra-habiba-12263096/

https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/eastenders-fans-embarrassed-adam-habibas-16590330

https://metro.co.uk/2021/07/28/eastenders-star-rukku-nahar-hospitalised-with-tummy-issues-15002373/

https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/18/eastenders-spoilers-habiba-gives-birth-and-suki-is-furious-14690093/

References

Category:EastEnders characters Category:Television characters introduced in 2019 Category:Fictional waiting staff