Will Culture Wars Reshape Pakistan?
Cultural invasion of Pakistan is in full swing with Turkish schools and soap operas finding broad acceptance across the country. Local TV channels are airing soap operas dubbed in Urdu and Gülen movement is operating over a dozen schools in different parts of the country. Turkish Entertainment: Since last summer, channel Urdu1 has enjoyed top TV ratings with its multiple daily airings of the Turkish soap opera Ishq-e-Mamnu , or “Forbidden Love", according to the New York Times . Afraid of being left behind, Geo Entertainment, part of Pakistan's biggest media empire spawned by recent media revolution in the country, has joined the bandwagon with its prime-time airing of Noor . It's a rags to riches story of a woman, and her adoring husband, played by the blue-eyed former model Kivanc Tatlitug. Ishq-e-Mamnoon Cast Members While the soaps depict a western lifestyle and deal with subjects that are considered taboo in Pakistan, they include characters with...