The TV drama that shocked the Arab world

震撼阿拉伯世界的电视剧

The Documentary Podcast

2025-06-14

24 分钟
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Earlier this year, the Egyptian TV drama Lam Shamseya aired across the Arab world. It tackled sensitive topics, including child sexual abuse, and sparked difficult conversations in society. Faranak Amidi discusses the issues raised by this hit show with Ahmed Abdallah from BBC Arabic. If you have been affected by the issues discussed in this episode, you could speak to a health professional, or an organisation that offers support. Details of help available in many countries can be found at Befrienders Worldwide. www.befrienders.org. In the UK a list of organisations that can help is available at bbc.co.uk/actionline. Plus, Wycliffe Muia from BBC Africa explains why Uganda's iconic crested crane is endangered, and Mansur Abubakar, also from BBC Africa, meets one of the very few women driving kekes, small three-wheeled vehicles that people use as cabs, in the Nigerian city of Kano. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. Presented by Faranak Amidi Produced by Alice Gioia, Hannah Dean and Caroline Ferguson (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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  • This is the fifth floor,

  • at the heart of global storytelling with BBC journalists from all around the world.

  • I'm your host, Farnak Amidi.

  • Earlier this year, Lam Shamsaya, a fictional TV drama,

  • took the Arab world by storm and sparked a lot of difficult conversations.

  • Why?

  • My colleague Ahmed Abdullah from BBC Arabic has been looking into it and he joined me from our BBC offices in Beirut to tell me more.

  • But before we start,

  • I should warn you that Ahmed and I will be talking about some sensitive topics,

  • including child sexual abuse.

  • So if this episode isn't for you, come back in 10 minutes or so,

  • or you can download another episode of The Fifth Floor from our archives.

  • Here is Ahmed.

  • Lamshamsiya was a series aired during Ramadan 2025.

  • You know Ramadan is the time where families gather in front of television and they tune in for powerful,

  • long-form series.

  • Usually they have powerful messages and sometimes they are only for entertainment.

  • This time it wasn't like this.

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