Abstract
ABSTRACT In this article, I have focused on a particular sampling of contemporary TV series with a common theme in which I point out the overoptimistic and oversimplified representation of one of the most critical challenges facing the modern Arab woman, which is divorce. I closely analyze the plots presented in these series, referring to the feminist social science literature developed by the feminist sociologists Valentine Moghadam and Deniz Kandiyoti, in relation to the concept of neo-patriarchy. This notion points to the coexistence of laws that encourage the academic and professional achievements of Arab women but fail to grant them adequate rights in relation to the family issues which include divorce, children's guardianship, and mixed marriage. Drawing on the framework of neo-patriarchy, I point out that these television shows attempt to destigmatize divorce by portraying that divorced women can have an extremely fulfilling life, disregarding the reality of the daily struggles and stigma many women face as a result of the unjust family laws. This study performs qualitative textual analysis on a sample of TV series that unrealistically deal with the theme of divorce, and thus fall into the category of entertainment media that foster the system of neo-patriarchy.
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