Nasty Kuwaiti high school girls!
Aug 4, 2011 17:20:26 GMT
Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2011 17:20:26 GMT
Frankly, I'm sure that they are not very nasty at all, but now that Ramadan has started, it is incredible how controversial this Kuwaiti series has become in the Middle East. Insufficient veils, perhaps?
Hayef slams 'High School Girls' TV show
Published Date: July 27, 2011
By Hussain Al-Qatari, Staff Writer
KUWAIT: Islamist MP Mohammad Hayef issued a statement on Monday warning against the dangers of screening Ramadan television series. The conservative lawmaker claimed that these series contain negative portrayals of Kuwaiti women, depicting them as corrupt. The subject of Hayef's criticism was in particular a series entitled 'Banat Al-Thanawiya', or High School Girls.
Condemning the media for broadcasting entertainment series rather than religious programs during the month of Ramadan, Hayef asserted that these series help to spread negative behavior in society out of proportion. "How could the Minister of Information allow such a series to be shot in Kuwait?" the lawmaker stormed.
He continued: "The series portrays Kuwaiti schools as a den of vice and corrupt manners, making the girls appear to be lewd and shameless. It also depicts teachers to be those who encourage committing such vices and indecent behavior.
He urged parents and students alike to sue the producers, writer, and cast of the series for depicting them in what he called an offensive and derogatory manner. Hayef also urged teachers and the Minister of Education to take legal action against the team behind the series, saying that it is utterly disrespectful to portray schools as "filthy pits of vice and sin."
The television series Banat Al-Thanawiya is based on the novels of young Kuwaiti writer Mohammad Al-Nashmi. The author published the first book in 2009, followed by two sequels in 2010 and 2011. The novels narrate the story of five teenage girls at a local high school who are struggling to find a balance between their aspirations and the pressures placed on them by society.
Coming from different social and ideological backgrounds, the characters in the series collide with one another, resulting in a kaleidoscope of stories and reactions, some happy and others tragic. One of the main subplots is one of the girls' relationship with her boyfriend, which is challenged by society due to their disparity in religious background as each of the lovers belongs to a different religious sect and social background. The series' screenplay is written by Al-Nashmi himself and the series is
directed by Jordanian TV director Saied Al-Hawari.