Even though Egypt’s media regulatory council has justified its decision to investigate and possibly cancel a Ramadan TV show over "the use of disallowed language code," social media has erupted in support of the show suggesting that other reasons lie behind the investigation.
Don't worry we won't let this slide, we won't forget, we won't let u win... #ادعم_مسلسل_الطاووس pic.twitter.com/PBU2DPvjNK
— Monbebe Mrashmallow? (@Mochis_Monbebe) April 19, 2021
The show 'Al-Tawoos'; Arabic for Peacock of which seven episodes have been aired so far highlights the story of a young Egyptian woman who was drugged by a number of young men hailing from wealthy and powerful families in the country before they gang-raped her in a famous hotel.
The events narrated by the show quickly reminded Egyptians of a controversial case that made headlines several times during 2020, the one in which a young woman spoke out about being gang-raped by nine young men in the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo back in 2014.
Ever since, the case that became publicly known as the 2014 Cairo hotel gang rape case has stirred so many discussions amongst Egyptians, especially after families of the nine involved men tried to help them escape the country in the summer of 2020, before Interpol was able to bring them back to Egypt for trials.
And if the series stops running, we will not forget the real rapists#الفيرمونت#ادعم_مسلسل_الطاووس pic.twitter.com/PT0UPFX1ef
— ?NORHAN? (@Norhan81342385) April 19, 2021
#ادعم_مسلسل_الطاووس
— ˚✧₊⁎YOU’RE MY HOPE J-HOPE!̽⁎⁺˳✧༚ (@xNancy_Elgendyx) April 19, 2021
Hey @netflix
You love good series right? I guess you would really like this one, cause it’s an art that actually calls out an important case in Egypt that it can’t even survive in its tv
Lol pic.twitter.com/OGBqxyuFhY
Now, official statements made by Egypt’s media regulatory council targeting the show and threatening its broadcast on TV have triggered questions over whether or not the wealthy powerful families of the men involved in the attack are pressuring officials to cancel the show.
Using the hashtag #ادعم_مسلسل_الطاووس (Support the Al-Tawoos show), social media users have gone online protesting the possibility of canceling the show and urging officials to allow its airing for it can be a great opportunity for social awareness, touching on such a sensitive yet significant topic.
Some users even addressed the famous Netflix platform, hoping they can air the show in case it gets canceled soon.