Last April, the Egyptian series Taht El Wesaya (‘Under Guardianship’) made headlines amidst the year’s heated Ramadan television race. Co-written by Khaled and Sherine Diab and directed by Mohamed Shaker Khodeir, the show stars Mona Zaki in the role of Hanan, a widow fighting to provide for her children after her husband’s sudden death. When
Ramadan in Egypt is a time of communal gathering, charity, prayer and also a time of marathon television-watching. With dozens of series available across channels and platforms, viewers have lots to choose from when deciding what to tune into. Like the U.S. soap opera, or the Mexican telenovela, the staple dramas occupying the bulk