The National Council For Women, the governmental entity all about female equality and empowerment, placed a big celebratory spotlight on this year’s Ramadan shows that supported females’s rights. A ceremony was held to honor the many starlets who played notable and considerable female functions during the 2023 Ramadan show lineup. Amongst the honorees were Mona Zaki, Amina Khalil, Nelly Kareem and Donia Samir Ghanem.
Each of these starlets and the roles they played placed women at the forefront and a number of them had a significant social impact. When it comes to Mona Zaki, she played the function of Hanan in ‘Taht El Wesaya’, a widow fighting to provide for her kids following the death of her other half.
This show alone received major appreciation for its unique representation of single motherhood in a patriarchal society in addition to how it sparked new discourse around altering Egypt’s guardianship law. The law specifies that the dad’s inheritance in addition to legal guardianship of children goes to the paternal grandpa instead of the mom.
In addition to that is ‘El Harsha Al Sabaa’ starring Amina Khalil which showcased a precise representation of the obstacles of a seven-year-long marriage. The relationships-centric program presented a various dynamic to a common marital relationship wherein Khalil pressed against the role of being a stay-at-home mum to instead pursue her dreams and profession goals.
All these shows display the lots of ways female representation was different in this year’s Ramadan lineup and how brand-new conversations are starting to be raised through Egyptian television.