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ELITE Three years of passion...
Three years of passion...

Egyptian Drama ''Wara Kol Bab"

Caroline Sherif- Rosanne Ahmed- Mariam Y oun is- M ary Sa mer- M ari am A hm ed- M Oha med E l
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The Egyptian drama paved the way in 1962, in the middle Do you watch Arabic drama? if so, why?
of frequent political struggles and societal transformations that The majority of them were watching Arabic drama for various
followed the demise of the Egyptian monarchy. The series reasons. Some saw watching the drama as nothing more than
"Hareb Min Al-Ayam" was the first Egyptian drama to be entertainment and killing the void, similar to social media,
broadcast on the aforementioned date, which was the eighth with no benefit at all, while another follows it just to
anniversary of the monarchy's fall, and its events were a understand what is going on in the discussion and debate about
projection of the injustice and vile corruption that occurred at it on social media, and yet another follows the drama with
the time. Following that, many dramas were released that such enthusiasm that it enters people's minds and describes
represented the conditions of society, its concerns and dreams, what they do not say. Another agreed that drama represents a
or reminded people of what happened in the past and what life free arena for what individuals cannot or will not proclaim
was like then and now; for example, the series " Al-Aaela" with their tongues, and that many people interact with it as if it
whose events revolve around the social conditions during the were a part of their life, applauding the hero's victory, being
war of attrition, or the series "Ze'aab Al-Gabal," whose events enraged at his misfortune, and conspiring against his enemies.
describe the sinful customs and traditions in Upper Egypt.
There is no doubt that dramas have become a part of society's Have you noticed a difference in the style of Arabic
culture and what people think about, but now, roughly sixty drama? If so, what has changed?
years after the first drama was published, followed by Everyone said that the Arabic drama has radically changed
hundreds of works; are dramas still in their original form, or from what it used to be, and each of them took a different
have they changed, and how have they evolved? Is play still stance; some saw that the scenario moved from a broad focus
depicting people's circumstances, problems, and dreams, or is describing society with all of its struggles, concerns, and
it merely depicting what the writer has in mind? And how did issues to a small focus represented by the scenario as
foreign works, which became more popular than Arabic, affect individual issues or events; they said that this is much better
the scenarists? On the one hand, does it continue to touch because people want to relieve some of their worries.They
people's sentiments, converging and scattering over it, or have discussed form and content, and concluded that the drama's
they become bored with it and turned away from it? Is the current decline is due to its limitation to the mold of 30
work a goal within itself, or does it have a goal that it wants to episodes packed with boredom, and repetition. They saw that
achieve? All of these questions will be discussed in our report in Ramadan season, drama stars and creators began to appear
with certain university students from various faculties, in order in the shine of Hollywood stars, while another noted that the
to see diverse points of view on the evaluation of Egyptian advantage of short dramas is that they can be seen at any time.
drama and how it influences people's life.

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