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Arab TV Series Dramatizes Life Under ISIS
*A sprawling, 30-part dramatic series is scheduled to make its debut on MBC 1, the Arab world’s most watched satellite channel, during the holy month of Ramadan, said Ali Jaber, the director of television for the MBC Network.
The network shared with The New York Times video, available below, from three episodes of the show, “Black Crows.”
It paints a picture of the Islamic State as a brutal criminal organization run by corrupt and hypocritical leaders. But recruits are depicted as victims, and women who challenge the militants’ control are heroes.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/world/middleeast/isis-ramadan-tv-drama.html?