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flowers instead of beating the wife

Turkish TV series breaks many taboos of conservative Islamic countries - and is from Saudi Arabia to Morocco, the absolute ratings hit

diabolical and immoral, "called the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, the Turkish TV series" Only "and called on the TV stations, their" attack to God and His Prophet "to immediately end. In the Palestinian town of Nablus, a parliamentarian and minister warned the radical Islamic Hamas before the series, which is contrary to "religion, values and tradition." Have heard, however, did neither of the two dignitaries. Between three and four million Saudis see every night religiously forbidden soap opera about the life and love from only and her husband Mohannad. In the Palestinian Gaza Strip and the West Bank, the streets of the transmission schedule are deserted. And should the power fail once again to set the alarm clock in order not to miss the replay in the early morning.

But in other Arab countries like Syria, Bahrain and Morocco, the extended families gather daily in front of the TV sets to watch their heroes. A success that came to pan-Arab satellite channel MBC complete surprise. In Turkey, was "only" a flop and was canceled after the airing fewer episodes. Since Arabic TV series are outrageously expensive, so MBC President Sheikh Walid al-Ibrahim, had one abroad looking for cheap options. The stop-gap, which can not set to music with classical Arabic, but with the spoken dialect of the region, has now become big business of the TV channel based in Dubai.

are surprisingly not the reactions of the conservative religious establishment. "Only" is hosting a new role, which is used especially in the Gulf little correlation in social life. For the first time now a Muslim family is shown in which both spouses are completely equal. The husband (Mohannad) supports his wife (only) in her career as a fashion designer, she treated love and understanding. After a Argument, he brings her flowers, surprise her with gifts or travel with a romantic ambience. Male behavior, as was known previously only from Western films. In Arabic productions are usually shown men who beat their wives or sisters.

"Our society is not accustomed to such intimacy and love, so this type of relationship called a sin," says the vice president of the Women's Union of Bahrain, Fatima Rabea. For many female viewers, the gentle, good-looking male Mohannad an ideal. Allegedly, some were already divorced Saudi husbands who Mohannad's photos on the phone your wife gefunden hatten. In der Tageszeitung "Saudi Gazette" wurde ein Cartoon abgedruckt, der einen Mann beim Schönheitschirurgen zeigt, der in Mohannad verwandelt werden möchte. Mütter wünschen sich Nur oder Mohannad als Vornamen ihrer Neugeborenen.

In der Seifenoper werden auch noch andere Tabus konservativ-muslimischer Gesellschaften gebrochen. Mohannad hatte bereits vor der Heirat mit Nur Sex, aus dem ein Kind stammt, eine Cousine hatte eine Abtreibung, und zum Abendessen wird schon mal Alkohol getrunken. "Wir alle machen Dinge in unserem Leben, wie sie in der Serie gezeigt werden", sagt die syrische Schauspielerin Laura Abu Sa'ad, die der weiblichen Hauptfigur Nur ihre arabische Stimme gab. "Viele Mädchen werden schwanger and have abortions, but nobody talks about it. If you now see on TV, what else is swept under the table, it means a sigh of relief. "For Laura Abu Sa'ad, the success of the series a sign," want to follow the Arab Muslims, a moderate Islam, not the extremists ".

religion plays in" only "a supporting role. The marriage of Nur and Mohannad is indeed determined by the grandfather, and it adheres to the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, but none of the main characters will be shown during the daily prayer. Women also bear a religious headscarf or other cover-up. "I think this series is a totally unrealistic picture of Turkey," criticizes Professor Khalid Amine von der marokkanischen Universität in Tetouan. "Als würde es dort keine islamistische Partei an der Regierung und keine Auseinandersetzung zwischen Religion und Säkularismus geben." Profiteur ist jedenfalls der türkische Tourismus: Kinder wollen die Schauplätze von "Die verlorenen Jahre", einer populären türkischen Serie für Jugendliche, sehen, die Eltern das Land von Nur und Mohannad. Darum mietete die türkische Produktionsfirma von "Nur" in Istanbul das fiktionale Zuhause von Mohannad und verwandelte die Villa in ein Museum für arabische Touristen. Allein aus Saudi-Arabien werden 100 000 Besucher erwartet, 70 000 mehr als im Vorjahr. "Der Anstieg saudi-arabischer Touristen ist ein Resultat der Seifenopern", sagt der türkische Botschafter in Saudi-Arabien. "Es gab früher nur zwei Flüge von Riad nach Istanbul, heute sind es vier, die alle vollkommen ausgebucht sind."