Published: 17 April 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
A NEW TV SERIES produced by the Saudi-owned Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC) about the life of a Jews in the Gulf has sparked outrage in the Arab world.
Critics argue that the series comes in the context of attempts by some Gulf states to promote normalisation with Israel.
The controversial series – expected to be broadcast during Ramadan, which begins next week – focuses on the life of a Jewish woman as a social outcast in the Gulf because of her religion.
Renowned Kuwaiti actress Hayat al-Fahad, 71, plays the role of a Jewish midwife and nurse in the series, called Umm Haroun. The woman, of Turkish origin, moves between Iran and Iraq before settling in the Gulf state of Bahrain, where she worked for many years.
FULL STORY Arab series depicting Jewish life in Gulf sparks outrage (Jerusalem Post)
Photo: A poster for a new series produced by the Saudi-owned Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC)
