Radical Islamism and Jihad
The return of Kemal Ataturk — on celluloid
BY NADWA ARAR (Middle East)
8 August 2008
The soap is about an extremely rich Turkish family that lives in a huge villa in the heart of Istanbul. The head of the family is grandpa Fekre, a man, everyone in the family seems to have great respect for, since he seems to be the one making most decisions and setting the rules for all members of the family. We are presented with attractive actors and actresses and a great love story between the leading characters Nour and Mohannad. The show deals with taboo subjects in Eastern societies and it seems that Arabs are craving for such drama soaps because of the similarities between the Turkish and the Arab culture. Arabs love to identify themselves with the Turks. Turkey is after all a Muslim country with a huge Muslim population. According to the CIA World factbook more that 99% of the Turks are Muslims. But whoever watches that soap must have noticed that religion is almost non-existent. None of the characters in that series seem to practice Islam. Now critics might argue, that this show is pure entertainment and that religion should be left out of it, but one wonders whether such addictive Turkish soaps are having a negative influence on Arab and Muslim societies. Watching shows where unIslamic practices and immoral acts, such as alcohol abuse and adultery are encouraged, may influence our behaviour. That Turkish series is portraying bad ideas to the Muslim Arab culture. I've watched episodes where alcohol is drunk during the holy month of Ramadan and where pre-marital sex seems to be highly encouraged. Every single lady in that series is either involved in a love affair or pregnant with an illegitimate child. The main character Mohannad has fathered an illegitimate son called Mohannad junior. His ex-girlfriend Nihal is the mother of that little boy. Dana was not even married when she had her daughter Alma and Bana had an abortion before she married her lover Kamel. Riham, we are shown, spends her nights freely with Fajr, before they decide to tie the knots.
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