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RAMADAN TV 2008 - (7#) -
What are the stories this year? -

I usually go to Egypt Today which has published the best comprehensive guide to the TV mini-series that are offered at this time of year, but they haven't posted their September issue online yet. And, alas, there doesn't seem to be anyone else out there who wants to share this information with us. Indeed, some surfers are complaining that these productions have proliferated so much, that there are just too many to keep track of these days.

# According to Gulf News, the Egyptians
once again offer the most productions this time round:

Noted as outstanding: Sharaf Fath Al Bab in which a government employee gets framed for a crime he didn't commit. Also noted, a Syrian production about the founding of Baghdad. And last, but not least, the third season of Cartoon Sha'biya. [Maysam Ali]

# But already, at least one TV series, a Syrian production, has been stopped because of many complaints: Sa'adoun Al Awaji on Abu Dhabi TV.

# "This year, Egyptian TV canceled the series A Girl Of These Times, about the lives of marginalized people in Egypt's shantytowns, because it was considered too racy for Ramadan.

# A Wednesday, a Bollywood movie
about terrorist activity in Mumbai gets
a favorable review by Abdulla Mahmood.

# It's Fake Mustache Time, says one blogger.

# And Amara Makhoul gives us a general overview.

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