The news website Ahram Online reports that the Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) will broadcast 11 television series over Ramadan, among them Tamer Mohsen’s “Taht El-Saytara” (Under Control), Ahmed Medhat’s “Zarf Eswed” (The Black Envelope) and Ahmed Nour’s “Yawmeyat Zawga Mafousa” (Diary of a Devastated Woman). They have all been co-produced by ERTU and other production companies with the exception of Essam Shaaban’s “Gedida Dunya” (A New World). The latter is an independent production telling “the story of a retired employee who begins preaching in the local mosque. He resists an extremist group wanting to control the neighbourhood.” Hassan Youssef and Ahmed Bedeir are the principal actors. There are dramas and comedies scheduled for this holy month.
Many other TV shows have been announced and should be broadcast by a number of national and private channels. Children will have a great time: the Egypt Daily News tells us of the return of the animated series “Bakar” after its suspension for more than eight years.
Sources: english.ahram.org.eg et dailynewsegypt.com
