هنوف خربطلي

A social drama about the Syrian society and the corruption that runs rampant across all of its different classes, as well as exploring some ideals like love, integrity, and honesty.

A bold Saudi sketch comedy show that holds a mirror up to modern Gulf society — from social media obsession to gender dynamics and everything in between. Sharp, fast-paced and genuinely funny, it's been a Ramadan staple for a generation of Saudi viewers.

The show tells the story of a playwright, Jalal, who holds secular views, and his close friendship with Michel, his childhood friend. Michel initially worked as a lawyer but later transitioned to journalism, founding his own magazine in which he boldly addresses societal issues, drawing significant criticism. Additionally, the narrative explores themes of separating religion from civil and political life through a love story between a man and a woman from different faiths: Jalal (a Muslim) and Hanan (a Christian). Their relationship culminates in a secret marriage, which lasts until Jalal’s sudden passing. Throughout the story, the work focuses on two major issues related to secularism: the demand for a civil personal status law that permits civil marriage, and the call for a secular education system that allows students the freedom to seek their own truths instead of being indoctrinated with a predetermined "absolute truth." It also tackles issues of political and social corruption.

Separate connected episodes about events and situations taken from the reality of daily life, and Aisha solves them, and each episode also presents the methods of making dishes from Damascus cuisine, in the framework of comedic situations between the life of Aisha and those around her.