"Too racy for Ramadan
Arab soap operas are wildly popular during the Muslim holy month, but conservative clerics are in uproar
....In essence, there is nothing new here: over the last decade satellite TV has transformed the Arab media with scores of channels broadcasting horoscope programmes, advice and chat shows, sitcoms and dramas. But the intensity of Ramadan and its huge captive audiences has accentuated the phenomenon — as has the end, sensitively timed for the eve of the holiday, of the most popular programme of all, the wildly successful Turkish-made soap Noor."
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