Islamists protest Bahrain’s ‘Brother’
Several hundred Islamists held a rally in Bahrain on Friday to protest against the television reality show “Big Brother,” produced in the Persian Gulf state, complaining that the program was un-Islamic.
The Arabic version of the show, which isolates a group of young people in apartment-like studios for weeks and monitors them constantly with cameras, has drawn large audiences internationally. But it has raised eyebrows despite efforts to take into account Muslim sensitivities. Separate living and sleeping quarters for male and female participants have been introduced, as well as a prayer room.
From Reuters
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