![]() It was with great trepidation, then, that I watched Netflix’s second Jordanian production, Al Rawabi School for Girls, when it was released in August. ![]() The acting was subpar and the narrative woefully predictable. Although the show, in many ways, marked a milestone for Arab media, it wallowed in drab mediocrity. The show briefly depicted teenagers kissing and drinking alcohol, and many Jordanians felt these scenes tarnished their country’s image. When Netflix released its first Arabic-language original series, Jinn, in 2019, it provoked an uproar-and even a rare political scandal-in Jordan, where it was filmed and produced.
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