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At Ramadan's doorstep
Tonight we'll find out if the holy month begins tomorrow or
Wednesday...
Meanwhile, read all about the pre-Ramadan atmosphere in
Cairo, including preliminary TV schedules, a new "mesaharati"
doll, and more.
Get
ready for mega-TV
As usual, the Ramadan schedule for Arabic
soap operas has been designed in a way which allows viewers to switch
between channels and catch every single one. This, however, is just the
preliminary schedule, and start times are always being adjusted in the
first few days to better coordinate with viewers' and advertisers'
schedules.
The first production aired every
day will be "Goha Al-Masry"
(The Egyptian Goha) starring Yehia El-Fakharani
on Channel 1 at 7.00pm.
It will be followed by Nour El Sherif's
latest: "Al Atar Wal Saba' Banat" (The spice
dealer and the seven girls) at 8.15pm on Channel 2.
A production retelling the life
of Kasim Amin -- one of the first Arabs to discuss women's rights
-- and starring Kamal Abou
Raya will be showing at 9.00pm on Channel 1.
At 10.00pm
on Channel 2 Yousra is expected to shine in her latest role -- this time
as a working mother
in "Ayna Qalby" (Where is my heart?).
"Amira min Abdeen"
(Princess
from Abdein) starring Samira Ahmed will
be showing at 11.00pm on Channel 1.
It will be followed by the
controversial soap opera "Fares
Bela Gawad" (Horseman without a Horse) starring Mohamed Sobhi, on the
same
Channel 2.
At 1.00am, the
life story of Sheikh Mohamed
Metwaly El-Sha'rawi is the basis for "Emam El Do'aa"
(The Sheikh of Sheikhs) starring Hassan Youssef in
his biggest role since 30 years.
Finally, the religious series "Seif
El Yakeen"
(The sword of certainty) airs at 3.00am on Channel
2.
The above is according to
El-Akhbar
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The
making of an icon
New on the Ramadan's toy list this year is the doll version
of the "Mesaharati" (a man who wakes people up to
eat their "sohour" pre-dawn meal). The doll -- shown in a picture
in
an ad in Thursday's Al-Akhbar -- looks like a thinner version of
Santa Claus. Accompanying the Mesaharati
doll in the ad is another doll named Hind, an odd looking
yellow-haired toy wearing a checkered mini-skirt
and a red jumper. Both dolls are said to sing
Ramadan songs.
The
early birds
A feature story in Thursday's
Al-Wafd uncovers
the reasons why people buy their Eid supplies before
Ramadan even starts. According to the article, the
markets have been swarming with buyers of Eid supplies
(clothes, shoes, food) in the week before Ramadan,
in an attempt to avoid the increase in prices that
usually accompanies the Eid season. Buyers believe
that if they buy everything they need now they won't be pressured into buying the same
supplies
at a higher price, or experience the crowded streets
that usually overwhelm Cairo in the few days before
the Eid holidays. According to merchants, prices
are expected to rise by 20 or 30% in the second half
of Ramadan as last minute shoppers hit the
clothes and toy stores en masse.
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