2024-03-19 01:37:56
The series “One Wife is Not Enough” has sparked widespread controversy in Kuwait and the Arab world since it began airing because of what some considered an insult to Kuwaiti society, as it dealt with sensitive issues affecting aspects of marital life and family relations.
The series delves into the depths of marital and family relationships, focusing on issues such as marital infidelity and complex social relations in Kuwaiti society.
The events of the series revolve around the main character, Omar, an ambitious and successful businessman who finds himself trapped between his feelings for his two wives, Salma and Laila, and reveals the complexities of marital life and the consequences resulting from difficult decisions and hidden secrets. As events progress, Omar faces challenges that threaten to disintegrate his family and his work in an atmosphere filled with… With drama and tension.
The popular momentum and fierce attack on the work on social media prompted the Kuwaiti government to intervene, and the Ministry of Information announced in an official statement taking measures once morest the work, expressing its rejection of any artistic works that offend the State of Kuwait or affect the morals of society.
The Ministry stressed that it will take the necessary measures to confront any artistic work that offends Kuwaiti society.
The Ministry explained in its statement that it has begun taking several measures once morest the Ramadan series that is offensive to Kuwaiti society and to prevent the recurrence of such offensive scenes, calling on all concerned to respect the laws, regulations and charters, as well as taking the necessary measures to stop showing such scenes in the future.
According to the statement, the Ministry stressed that artistic works must carry sophisticated moral messages, respect the privacy of societies, and refrain from violating constants. It also praised the role taken by public benefit associations, which denounced such actions, which demonstrates societal awareness in the State of Kuwait. He rejected any scenes that affected his firm morals and principles.
The criticism that demanded the work prompted the Kuwaiti artist Hamad Ashkanani, one of the heroes of the series, to comment on it, expressing on the “Sky News Arabia” website his happiness at the amount of interaction with the work, considering that one of the most important elements of art is making an impact on society in general, which was achieved by showing the first episode of the series. the job.
Ashkanani denied the series’ accusation of insulting Kuwaiti society, stressing that the work addresses the conscience of Arab societies in various countries.
The Kuwaiti artist expressed his understanding of the negative reactions to the series, given that it discussed matters considered bold, such as the issue of “pedophilia,” excessive love of money, marriage, domestic violence, issues of educational institutions, and the problems of students and their parents.
He added, “Even if these issues do not represent the majority of our societies, it is natural for drama to come and present them in the form of an artistic reality and discuss them with the intention of influencing, entertaining, and raising awareness.”
Ashkanani forwarded the final evaluation of the series to the audience in the Arab world, calling on the recipient to devoid of any societal connection to any issue, and to leave himself, his mind, and his sight in the hands of pleasure and enjoyment, and to spend only an exciting dramatic hour and nothing more.
In contrast to the previous opinion, Bahraini art critic Tariq Al-Bahar launched a scathing attack on the series, considering that it departed from the traditions of Arab societies and conveyed an unreal picture of the reality of homes in the Gulf as a whole.
He explained in an interview with the “Sky News Arabia” website that: “The series (One Wife Is Not Enough) does not resemble the Arab environment and has no relationship with Gulf youth, and is nothing but a blind imitation of Western works.”
Al-Bahar believes that the series, in some of its episodes, exaggeratedly insulted some professions, especially the teaching profession, as the male and female teachers showed extreme abuse in an unacceptable way.
According to Al-Bahar, the creators of the work wanted, through this work, to achieve fame and “trend” at the expense of the content, and they created a series that did not express the reality of Gulf society in any way, which led to it being denounced by the Kuwaiti and Arab streets, both officially and popularly.
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