{"id":4134,"date":"2009-01-23T20:27:53","date_gmt":"2009-01-24T00:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/?p=4134"},"modified":"2012-12-14T10:48:40","modified_gmt":"2012-12-14T15:48:40","slug":"oprah-in-the-middle-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pbs-wnet-preprod.digi-producers.pbs.org\/wnet\/wideangle\/uncategorized\/oprah-in-the-middle-east\/4134\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah in the Middle East"},"content":{"rendered":"

The introduction of satellite television in the late 1990s has had a profound effect on Middle Eastern society. Until then, state-run programming was about the only option for most people in the region. Today, viewers in the Arab world can watch anything from Al Jazeera<\/em> to The Oprah Winfrey Show. <\/em><\/p>\n

Oprah now reaches over 6 million viewers in the Arab world each day, bringing conversations about domestic violence or homosexuality to living rooms where these subjects are still taboo. This video from WNET’s Worldfocus<\/a> explores “the Oprah effect,” showing how Oprah is opening minds and connecting Arab women to the wider world.<\/p>\n

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