Ahl al Gharam is a Syrian Drama, that is currently airing on MBC, weekly. The show translates as the People of Love, or Family of Love, and it portrays stories that are in our Arabic society and culture. The first episode was of a couple going through a lot of trouble on their wedding day, and in the end they end up not getting married. And the most recent one is about a girl that works at a bank and meets the man of her dreams. But he falls in love with her sister and asks for her hand in marriage. These are probably subjects that are encountered a lot through the Arabic World, however I have some critisicms for the show.
First of all, everyone, I mean the actors, are trying to be so American, as like talking English, acting very, very modern. For instance, from their first encounter, friends start calling each other Habibi, Habibty, and that such. Unmarried girls arrive after midnight and their parents are greeting them so warmly as if nothing had happened. I mean has our Arabic society reached that level, or is it over exaggerated by these shows.
In my view, I have never seen or heard of a girl of a proper family go out with her friends of girls and guys and come back after midnight, with no questions from her family. And what's very annoying is the constant use of English in their dialogues. They have to insert an English word when they are talking which is so irritating, and most of the times their pronouncing is wrong. They would greet each other with the word Hi, instead of "Marhaba", or "Ahlan". It's ridiculous because even here in America, we don't greet our families with a Hi. Is the Arabic culture getting to a level that imitates Western Society?
By guest writer Damascene Philosopher
I watched an episode and it wasn't bad, i watched it because of Samer Almasri :)))!
i cant judge the series from one episode but i agree with you about our arabic society, not only we are imitating, our are turning into a society with no identity at all :(((
I guess you've never been to Beirut. Lighten up it's a tv show.
man, i know what you mean but this is have been going since the last 10 years!! parents doesnt exist anymore and identity is lost, choices are either being recruited by islamic groups (especially if you live in poor community) or the other extreme side which many call being free, the free life style, even sleeping with your brother/ sister is cool and you r retarded if you think otherwise ... &%&^%!
Since when is it okay to sleep with one's siblings in either the Arab world or in the West? That's an exaggeration. There are good and bad things about both cultures.
I feel the happiest to live in Lebanon.
OMGGG I LOVE AHIL IL GHARAM!! i've been watching it since like 3 years ago when it first aired.
bas ya u do have a point...i always look at my mom and tell "a55 ya retna mish 3aysheen hon o inroo7 in3eesh honak 3ashan adhar emtan ma bidy o arja3 emtan ma bidy" lol
Wa kamaan its so ironic that I who lives in a western country im probably much better than all of them & its shocking I totally agree , Im actually so happy to live here I dont knwo what would have happened if I lived in certain arabic countries
Have you ever been in Sweden? The city Malmo is more arabic than many other "arabic cities". Believe me.
i told you they are never stop acting. arab imitates the westerns. they need to finish acting dramas and their movies, like suria lebonan and the others. Ahl al Gharam is american ways and is very idoit. if i was control the arab i would banned their acting...
turkish can continue dramas and movies their really good at it. Turkish always say salam or salama.
First to "SWEDEN" .. hahah oh yeah, I was there once, and man i thought that I was in Lebanon ! hahah but i actually liked malmo it was funny :D
And over to my coment.. I haven't seen the serie yet, but I really hate when the arabs are tryin to act "american" , I mean have you ever seen a "american" who tries to be arabic?? Of course not, so be proud of your language instedd .. And for what u said about goin out without beein asked where or with who.. That is soo fake .. because all my friends back in Lebanon and even here in sweden (the arabic ones) their parents allways ask them where have u been, and they have to be home early .. so it's just a serie and thats not reality for sure ...
Thanks for posting it Waleg! I'm glad a lot of people liked the article and commented!
-Thanks again
In the TV series shown on Arabs and the arabic society should reflect the lives of these people, so I agree with you that they exaggerate a lot. And the silly thing is when they use english words when talk , I live in sweden and the
And to come back after midnight or even go out at night is something I can forget it might be more accepted for men but not for girls, and even though I've lived here since I was 5 ,I rarely use English words when I speak Arabic.
Jools
good for you that you live in Lebanon here in sweden people from Lebanon cant live life as they live in the westeird
I mean swedish words*
LOL @ Khalid! I totally agree and see your point.
I've only seen segments and not a whole episode, so can't judge yet, but I've caught an incident or two and I see your points.
What's the need for all this BS? They think they're being cool and different?! At least pronounce the ****** word properly! They're just making fools out of themselves.
I feel sorry for the Arab world. Rapid changes to the worse, during the past decade.
P.S. If you noticed during the past three months or so, MBC has been hiring aweful translators for their movies .. not only that, but they're currently running very lame and stupid shows' previews in between their programs....
i agree with the writer!! i was watching the 2nd episode last night and i was like what the hell?! since when was going out late with friends 4 a sahra ok and returning home late n such! n they r trying 2 be sooo americanized its kinds annoying cuz its more like fob style! w the guy that marries samars sis kept on telling her 7abibti n stuff n after that he asks 4 her sis hand seriously messed up!! the 1st part of ahel il gharam was muchh better!! this 1 has extra salt n spices! :s
You should understand that they represent the christian "arab" society and the majority of syrian and lebanese actors are christians.
errmm i dont think waleg should make fun of how they pronounce english cause obviously you guys dont even know grammar and when to use pronunciation instead of pronouncing lol... just a note ^_^
I find it kind of funny that "morals" are being discussed and there is a big ad. for dating E. Europeans!!
come on guys ,chill
this is a really cool show, and i dnt think there tryna be 'so american' la2eno this is reality
these days ppl speak to each other in english even tho they dont even live in australia or america or sumthin they still say hi instead of asalam 3alykom
an so wat if they came home late and live by themselves,its jus a tv show n u gta admit its relly najii7 and famous
i relly lik this show and dnt care wat its imitating or the details in it
so no need to argue bout sumthin that doesnt relly matter much so relax
i guess a cutie want an american friend. i have a lots of them but you're parents doesnt want you. you might get punishment from youre parents .
lol im an arab girl living in australia. my mother being syrian and my dad being jordanian. arrived here 5 years ago and i come back at three to four in the morning if im out clubbing. mother doesnt care as long as my phones on me and i pick up. otherwise she would freak out. point is..they arent as traditional anymore. which is excellent really because there is a level of trust that is established between both parents and their children. its not really about being American or anything like that. generations change.
hey every1,
i wanna take a look at this moosalsal but i dont have mbc... lol
so does anyone know where i can watch it if u do please reply... lol thanks everyone..
tc
thanks.
I love this Syrian drama.
ren looooooool, r u lik in 5th grade or wat?
dd u understand a word i said, look dude go learn english then come talk to me la2eno seems lik u ddnt get my whole point.
why the f wud i wna hv an american friend r u stupid or stupid hehe
looooooooool god thats jus too funny
read my comment again then make a descent comment bout it cuz u sound extremely imature ..and fix ur grammar btw
luv this syrian show...!!
lol WTF ...
number one, i DO know how to speak English. a fair bit better than you can i would think.
number two, i wasnt directing my comment at you 'cutie'. i was directing it to the OP as in the person who wrote the article. so before you start insulting people remember to pull your foot out of your filthy mouth.
by the way, on one note, it seems so hypocritical of you to accuse me of being illiterate when clearly you've been mixing your arabic with your english..telling me about my grammar not to mention the spelling errors hahah. i have no problem with it you see simply because im writing this on the internet..its not some english class. but since you brought it up i took it from there.
LOL! Ren, I think cutie mistaken you for the guy who she originally wanted to reply to.. ie. "ahmed".
cutie... you made a mistake and now you've got Ren pissed at you! lol
ren chill dude, shu ostak ..loooool 2 comments n u seem real pissed ..i mean come on ..i ws directing the comment at ahmad bt typed ren chill ya a5ii mabada al ad
hehe tht was funny
and im supposed to know that you directed it to ahmed even though you wrote my name? no your right. that is actually incredibly funny.
omg u guys r soooo funny, seriously grow up, btw the arab world is not worthy of calling it arab any more, none of u can deny dat now days everything has become ok, wat used to be forbiden is ok now and part of being civilised, like having soooo many boy friends and not keeping your virginity till marriage, am not specifying any religion bcoz in all religions its forbiden but da point is in a few years it wud be ok for a guy to see his sis being f and for him to stand and watch and i wont be surprised if dat happend.
@salma, it actually happened thousands of times before and still is happening.
They just won't tell you she is their sister!
Im a lebanese girl in SWeden and trust me malmö is NOT LIKE LEBANON... the arabs here is sooo nawar= I swear..and those people that talk shit about the others(Analyzing my clothes, where I am and so on and then call my parents..ka2eno im doing something wrong)... ITs a big shame when then say that they are lebanese cuz its not like that...
Im lebanese.. Ahle 3allamone el sa7 mnel ghalat, w rabone 3al mazbot... w now even though im 17... I study, i work, Im active in the swedish moderate politic, i got my own company, and sometimes my days ends after midnight..and when I come home my neighbors, is like omg look shes a bad girl and so on...
So its not about western/eastern culture... its about how much prejudice and shit we got in our minds...So men ketr el 7ake..
MABET3ATA GHER MA3 LEBANESE/SWEDISH PEOPLE AND I DONT VISIT PLACES SUCH MALMO ARAB TOWN...
.. et c'est dommage!
I love the series i've watched over and over agian i absolutely loe and i love the actors and actresses and the Syrian Drama. But i think you are correct i dont think a family who believe alot in culture and religion would allow their daughter to cum back home at a late time especially after midnight.But maybe thats what really happen as i never lived in an Arabic society but my family certainly don't allow me to cum back home late.lol
i really agree with what you are trying to say in the whole arabic society thing.i live in australia and my dad won't even let me go to my friends house by myself.with all arabic actors its true they don't know how to pronounce with properly.they say wiz instead.they also do greet each other by saying hi.the amaricans don't enen greet each other by saying marhaba or ahlan then why should they follow the amaricans if the amaricans don't follow the arab way?and yes its true the arabic actors did really over do it.they all try to hard.