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 Daw, Salwa Nakra, Fatma Yihye, Mariano Idelman, Mira Awad |
| Opening theme | Ng'ayer Bukra (Change Tomorrow) by DAM |
| Template:Pluralize from text of origin | Israel |
| Original languageTemplate:Pluralize from text | Arabic Hebrew |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 43 (+ Independence Day special) |
| Production | |
| Executive producerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Daniel Paran |
| ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text | Yoni Paran |
| Production locationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Israel |
| EditorTemplate:Pluralize from text | Udi Leon, Michal Cohen |
| Running time | 48 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 2 (Keshet) |
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Arab Labor (Template:Langx, Avoda Aravit; Template:Langx, Shughl Arab) is an Israeli sitcom television series, created by the Arab-Israeli writer and journalist Sayed Kashua.
History
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]
In the United States, the program aired nationally on Link TV. It also appeared on KCET in Los Angeles in 2014.
The show has won two consecutive Awards of the Israeli Television Academy for Best Comedy Series.
Cast
- Amjad Alian (Norman Issa) – An Arab-Israeli journalist working in Jerusalem[4]
- Meir Cohen (Mariano Idelman) – photojournalist, Amjad's Jewish-Israeli coworker at the magazine
- Bushra Alian (Clara Khoury) – Amjad's wife
- Amal (Mira Awad) – An Arab-Israeli attorney to whom Meir is attracted
- Ismael, Abu Amjad (Salim Daw) – Amjad's father
- Umm Amjad (Salwa Nakra -Seasons 1-3), (Alham Araff - Season 4)) – Amjad's mother
- Maya Alian (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
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
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mary McNamara (15 November 2008). "Finding humor and truth amid conflict". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jonathan Curiel (13 November 2008). "Meet the Palestinian Seinfeld. Who knew?". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Ali Jaafar (1 February 2008). "Israeli sitcom about Arabs a hit". Variety. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Isabel Kershner (7 January 2008). "TV comedy depicts world of the Arab Israeli". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anat Rosenberg (29 January 2008). "'Avoda Aravit' - breaking TV barriers". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Arab Labor Third Season". Go2Films.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kershner, Isabel (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
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
- LinkTV website
- Full episodes at makoTV
- Israeli-Arab sitcom Arab Labor becomes big hit
- Arab Labor at IMDbTemplate:Edit at Wikidata
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