Turkish soap opera challenges Arab conventions.

squiz · Post by **squiz** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:05 pm

Interesting article about a turkish soap opera that is causing waves through the Arab world as it challenges conventions.

http://counterpunch.org/clech10122008.html

Not sure in which forum this belongs.

Potoooooooo · Post by **Potoooooooo** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:11 pm

[quote=""squiz""]Interesting article about a turkish soap opera that is causing waves through the Arab world as it challenges conventions.

http://counterpunch.org/clech10122008.html

Not sure in which forum this belongs.[/quote]

Maybe GRD?

J842P · Post by **J842P** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:31 pm

Interesting.

Toto · Post by **Toto** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 7:44 pm

Insofar as it relates to Muslims, it certainly doesn't belong in a non-Abrahamic forum.

squiz · Post by **squiz** » Thu Oct 16, 2008 10:03 pm

[quote=""Toto""]Insofar as it relates to Muslims, it certainly doesn't belong in a non-Abrahamic forum.[/quote]

Whoops, you're right there. I totally misread the name of this forum

Feel free to move it somewhere more appropriate.

pescifish · Post by **pescifish** » Fri Oct 17, 2008 7:38 pm

Mod note: and so this thread moves from NARP to GRD.

It may be the discussion will focus on the religious/cultural conventions the show is challenging and portraying which puts it in GRD, I hope. Or the discussion may end up being more generic, so GRD mods may find the need to move it to MD or somewhere else.

never been there · Post by **never been there** » Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:30 am

This is NOT from the soap opera in question, but since we're talking Turkish soap operas, these will give you a taste of the style, along with great cameos by (late

) folk singer Kazim Koyuncu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IkCNHHU ... re=related

This is one of my top 20 favorite songs of all time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0lOqZn1 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWuzurGB ... re=related