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Arab Labor | |
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Also known as | 'Avoda Aravit' |
Genre | Comedy-drama |
Written by | Sayed Kashua |
Directed by | Ronnie Ninio (season 1) Shai Kapon (season 2-4) |
Starring | Norman Issa, Clara Khoury, Salim Dau, Salwa Nakra, Fatma Yihye, Mariano Idelman, Mira Awad |
Opening theme | DAM |
Country of origin | Israel |
Original language(s) | Arabic, Hebrew |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 43 (+ Independence Day special) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Daniel Paran |
Producer(s) | Yoni Paran |
Production location(s) | Israel |
Editor(s) | Udi Lion |
Running time | 48 minutes |
Release | |
Original network | Channel 2 (Keshet) |
Original release | 2007 – Still running |
Arab Labor (Hebrew: עבודה ערבית, Avoda Aravit; Arabic: شغل عَرَب, Shughl Arab) is an Israelisitcom television series, created by Sayed Kashua.
History[edit]
The series premiered on Keshet Channel 2 in Israel in 2007. The second season was broadcast in 2008 and the third season in 2012.[1] The series, whose title in colloquial Hebrew carries the implication of 'shoddy or second-rate work',[2] focuses on the family and work situations of Amjad, an Arab-Israeli journalist. Much of the comedy is derived from the paradox of Amjad's love-hate relationship with his Arab identity and his simultaneous wish to integrate comfortably into Israeli society.[3]
Poking fun at the cultural divide, Kashua's characters play on religious, cultural and political differences to depict the mixed society prevalent in Israel.[2]
Cast[edit]
- Amjad (Norman Issa) – An Arab-Israeli journalist working in Jerusalem[4]
- Meir (Mariano Idelman) – photojournalist, Amjad's Jewish-Israeli coworker at the magazine
- Bushra (Clara Khoury) – Amjad's wife
- Amal (Mira Awad) – An Arab-Israeli attorney to whom Meir is attracted
- Ismael, Abu Amjad (Salim Dau) – Amjad's father
- Umm Amjad (Salwa Nakra -Seasons 1-3), (Alham Araff - Season 4)) – Amjad's mother
- Maya (Fatma Yihye) – Amjad and Bushra's daughter
- Natan (Dov Navon) and Timna (Rona Lipaz-Michael) - Joined in Season 2, neighbors of Amjad and Bushra
- Yoske (Aryeh Moskona) and Yocheved (Sandra Sade) - Seasons 2 and 3 only, neighbors of Amjad and Bushra
- Ami Schuster (Menashe Noy) - Joined in Season 3, Amjad's agent
Reception[edit]
The Chicago Tribune described it as '... a groundbreaking TV show that finds humor in sharing a homeland.' The New York Times commented, 'Kashua has managed to barge through cultural barriers and bring an Arab point of view ... into the mainstream of Israeli entertainment.'[2]
Reviews[edit]
- Mary McNamara (15 November 2008). 'Finding humor and truth amid conflict'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- Jonathan Curiel (13 November 2008). 'Meet the Palestinian Seinfeld. Who knew?'. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Ali Jaafar (1 February 2008). 'Israeli sitcom about Arabs a hit'. Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Isabel Kershner (7 January 2008). 'TV comedy depicts world of the Arab Israeli'. International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Anat Rosenberg (29 January 2008). ''Avoda Aravit' - breaking TV barriers'. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Arab Labor Third Season'. Go2Films.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ abcIsabel Kershner (7 January 2008). 'Straddling Cultures, Irreverently, in Life and Art'. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^Playing Sayed Kashua: Actor Norman Issa feels like the third brother of Arabs and Jews
- ^Ray Hanania (18 June 2009). 'Arab Labor: Using humor in Israeli sitcom to change perceptions of Arab citizens'. Arab Writers Group Syndicate. Archived from the original on 5 November 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
External links[edit]
- Arab Labor on IMDb
The Shower
Season 2, Episode 1
July 3, 2011
The Season 2 premiere finds Amjad fighting for water-pressure equality after he visits a Jewish neighborhood and observes how much better theirs is.
Moving
Season 2, Episode 2
July 10, 2011
The Alian family move into a new apartment in a Jewish neighborhood.
Dog
Season 2, Episode 3
November 12, 2011
Amjad buys a dog in order to overcome his fear of them, which he believes is the reason why a neighbor's dogs always bark at him.
Nightgown
Season 2, Episode 4
November 21, 2011
Amjad tries to buy sexy lingerie for Bushra.
Building Committee
Season 2, Episode 5
December 6, 2011
Amjad is embarrassed when his father becomes the gardener for his apartment building.
Purim
Season 2, Episode 6
December 5, 2011
Amjad is kidnapped by two Palestinians after he dresses as a soldier for a Purim party.
Music
Season 2, Episode 7
April 29, 2012
Amjad forces Maya to take part in a concert featuring a neighborhood boy about her age. In other events, Amjad recalls a traumatic childhood incident in which his musical dreams were ended by his father.
Memorial Day
Season 2, Episode 8
May 6, 2012
Amjad agrees to light a torch at Mount Herzl in observance of Independence Day; Maya is unsure if she should take part in a Memorial Day ceremony at school.
Civil Guard
Season 2 Fortnite
Season 2, Episode 9
May 13, 2012
Amjad becomes the neighborhood's de facto guard after a series of burglaries.
Amjad Suspects
Season 2, Episode 10
June 4, 2011
Amjad fears that Bushra is having an affair with a patient who, when they were children, used to bully him.
Tension in the South
Season 2, Episode 11
November 24, 2014
Amjad appears on a TV show to voice his opinion about a war that's erupted in the South.
Swimming
Season 2, Episode 12
June 19, 2011
Amjad accidentally causes his swimming instructor to drown.
Amjad Superstar
Season 2, Episode 13
June 18, 2012
Amjad is thrilled when he's asked to host a new Arabic-language TV show on a major network, but his excitement wanes when he learns he's expected to host it while wearing a bunny suit.
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