Feminism and popular culture in the Lebanese series "Half Past Five": resistance vs complicity

• Published in: Feminist media studies Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 1243 - 1260
• Main Authors: Ibrahim, Hanan, Alkhawaja, Linda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 04.07.2022; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Blocking; Complicity; Culture; Feminism; feminism- patriarchy; Khamesh w Nos; Lebanon; Patriarchy; Philanthropy; Pleasure; Popular culture; Ramadan; Ramadan television drama; resistance; Television; Television stations; Viewers; Women

Half-Past Five (Khamseh w Nos) (KN) is a Lebanese series that achieved a high viewership rate in the Arab world when premiered during Ramadan 2019 on widely watched Arabic television stations. Although KN focuses on a woman's (Bayan's) philanthropic work, achievements, and sufferings in a...