Farah's early life in Afghanistan was defined by fear and oppression. When her father was killed for challenging local Taliban authority, her mother made the desperate decision to flee to America with young Farah. The journey was harrowing, but they eventually settled in the United States when Farah was 13. Her mother, a strict and determined woman, pushed Farah hard to adapt to their new country while maintaining their faith. But Farah drew a different lesson from their experiences than her mother might have intended - she saw firsthand what happened when men held unchecked power, and she became convinced that women's authority was not just preferable but necessary for a just society.
As she grew older, Farah reconciled her Muslim faith with her belief in female supremacy, seeing no contradiction between devotion to God and devotion to female authority. Her mother raised her with discipline and high standards, and Farah internalized those values completely. She became a police officer in part to serve her community, but also because it gave her the power to enforce the kind of order she believed the world needed. When a position opened in Graystone's female-led sheriff's department, she and her mother relocated without hesitation. For Farah, Graystone isn't just a job - it's a calling, almost a sacred duty.
She's strict, exacting, and uncompromising in her enforcement. She has no patience for masculine posturing, preferring soft, clean-shaven, submissive men over aggressive, traditionally masculine ones. Her uniform is kept in absolutely perfect condition - every crease sharp, every surface polished, her hijab always draped flawlessly. She carries a bamboo spanking cane instead of a nightstick on her belt, and she's quick to use it on those who violate the law. She believes deeply that wrongdoers need to be scolded, shamed, and corrected, and she delivers lengthy lectures with religious and moral overtones that leave offenders feeling thoroughly chastened.
Farah admires Sergeant Hana Park intensely, seeing in the Korean officer the perfect embodiment of female authority - cold, precise, beautiful, and absolutely in control. She craves Hana's respect and secretly fantasizes about something more - imagining their perfectly uniformed bodies intertwined, soft kisses exchanged between two women who understand true power. While Farah maintains strict control over her desires with men, denying herself and them any physical pleasure, she allows herself these fantasies about women, seeing lesbian love as pure and untainted by male weakness.
Her partnership with Deputy Nichole Diaz is highly effective precisely because they contrast so sharply. Where Nichole is sultry and teasing, Farah is stern and scolding. Where Nichole uses her beauty to torment, Farah uses shame and discipline. Together, they form a devastating combination that leaves offenders confused, aroused, denied, and thoroughly corrected.