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Source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-11-02-palestinian-soap-opera_x.htm
Palestinians Soak Up Soap Opera
(USA Today) Martin Patience - Unlike other fare on Palestinian TV, "Seriously Joking," a television soap opera produced by Bethlehem TV, focuses on everyday life. "The people in the soap are not dressed in traditional clothing and talking all the time about Palestine and the nation," says executive producer Raed Othman. "It's about ordinary people." The show looks at social issues including early marriage and young people falling in and out of love. It addresses such subjects as high unemployment, the impact of nepotism and corruption, and the decision to emigrate in search of a better life. The U.S. Agency for International Development supported production of the series with a $170,000 grant.