
Set in the 1940s, the series chronicles the life of Umm Harun, a doctor residing amongst the townspeople in Kuwait and faces numerous challenges, she and her family as well as the Jewish community at large.
Um Hārūn (Gulf Arabic: ام هارون, romanized: Um Hārūn, lit. 'Mother of Aaron', Gulf Arabic pronunciation: [ʊm häːruːn]) is a Kuwaiti television series that started airing during Ramadan in 2020, a time when TV viewership in Arabic-speaking countries is very high. Most of the actors and actresses are from Arab states of the Persian Gulf, with the most notable being from Kuwait.
The series portrays the relations between the Muslim/Christian and Jewish communities in an unnamed Persian Gulf country, which according to the historical events of the show checks out to be Kuwait around 1948. It portrays the disruptions in social life suffered by the Jewish community at the peak of the Zionist movement and the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight.
Before it started airing, the show received mixed reactions, with many claiming that the show is an attempt to temper the desire to normalise relations between Arab states, most of whom do not have relations with Israel, at least in an official capacity, and Israel. Many of the actors and actresses including the lead actress, as well as the series' writer and the broadcasting network deny the assertion.
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Ended 2020 · 1 season · 30 episodes
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