The TV drama that shocked the Arab world
Earlier this year, the Egyptian TV drama Lam Shamseya aired across the Arab world. It tackled sensitive topics and sparked difficult conversations in society.
Earlier this year, the Egyptian TV drama Lam Shamseya aired across the Arab world. It tackled sensitive topics, including child sexual abuse, and sparked difficult conversations in society. Faranak Amidi discusses the issues raised by this hit show with Ahmed Abdallah from 麻豆社 Arabic.
If you have been affected by the issues discussed in this episode, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org. In the UK a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline.
Plus, Wycliffe Muia from 麻豆社 Africa explains why Uganda's iconic crested crane is endangered, and Mansur Abubakar, also from 麻豆社 Africa, meets one of the very few women driving kekes, small three-wheeled vehicles that people use as cabs, in the Nigerian city of Kano.
This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with 麻豆社 journalists from all around the world.
Presented by Faranak Amidi
Produced by Alice Gioia, Hannah Dean and Caroline Ferguson
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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