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ELITE ISSUE 29, MARCH 2021

when drama squashed our values

By: Bilal Gamal, third level, political science

Television is one of the most important mechanisms that contribute nervous, This scene is a clear embodiment of an ideology that
to the process of upbringing in society. Drama in particular is one of breaks traditions and justifies the forbidden.
the most important means that form the ideological, cultural and
intellectual beliefs of individuals, but in present, most of our dramas "Why Not?" series, in the scene of the weeding , Alia escaped
broadcast customs that do not in line with our Eastern traditions, from her weeding and caused a scandal for the groom in front of
compared to our old drama that consolidate the Authentic western his family and friends, so Alia had to announce her rejection of
traditions marriage before the date of the weeding.in fact This scene does
not embody "Aliaa,s independence but rather her selfishness that
If we compare between our old and contemporary series, we will caused psychological harm to her fiancé’s feelings and caused him
find the difference clear
a scandal, and after that she decided to live in a house alone,
separated from her family, which not in line with our eastern
First: Old series customs, and it is strange that the makers of the series announced
"I Will Not Live In The Robes Of My Father" series, it in the introduction that they would provide work that encourages
entrenches eastern values and the values of the conservative women's rights, but what was mentioned in the series is the
Egyptian family, so the series contained a huge bundle of virtuous opposite, Independence does not mean violating customs and
eastern values, as it encouraged tolerance, sincere love, humility, traditions, The Independence also does not mean the exaggerated
morals, freedom and independence in their true sense. Independence emancipation from traditions.
does not mean deviating from traditions, but it means that the "The Seventh Neighbor" series, we find there is a scene of one of
person controls his decision, within the limits of the traditions that the heroes of the series,"Heba" who goes to her friend, smokes
govern his society. cigarettes and drinks beer with him, and Another scene: "Hala",
. who wants to have baby without marriage, she thought about
And "My Accused Father" series, it also embodies the values of freezing egg to have baby without marriage, this is what embodies
the conservative Egyptian family. This is embodied in the scene of the notion of "single mother" common in the West, then she asked
the wedding of the daughter of Abdel Hamid, when her fiancé asked a young man she liked to marry her just to give birth, and as soon
her father to go out to have dinner in a restaurant with her daughter, as she had baby, he would divorce her, and a third scene: the
she and her family were in a state of astonishment at this request engineer, "Mai" who lives alone in her family's old apartment, and
.Her father did not agree unless her brother goes with them, and she is linked by a love story to her neighbor, Ahmed, who
here is a clear embodiment of the conservative Eastern traditions frequented her apartment a lot, and she became pregnant with an
illegitimate fetus from him, This is all a simulation of Western life
Second: Contemporary series that has become dominant in our eastern society.
Unlike the old series, the series in present is far from eastern values
and inculcate Western values in our souls. These scenes led to the emergence of independence in the Western
"This Evening" series, in the scene of "This is Hani!" Which has way that calls for the abandonment of our customs and traditions,
become a trend on social media, the husband is coming to his house as if these scenes are pouring poison in honey for the viewer to
and he found his wife leaving her bedroom with a man and when he give up his eastern values and breaking the values of eastern
was surprised by the situation and revolted against them, his wife Egyptian society.
justifies the situation to him with the phrase "this is Hani, my
friend" ,and accuses him of being

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