{"id":5827,"date":"2017-01-30T08:12:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-30T06:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=5827"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:28:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:28:10","slug":"saudi-arabias-cinema-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/01\/saudi-arabias-cinema-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Cinema Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169.jpg\" alt=\"170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169.jpg 780w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/170123160314-saudi-film-ban-exlarge-169-624x350.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>C1 &#8211; Advanced<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is common knowledge to most that the Middle Eastern culture is one that comes with very rigid rules. From what women can wear to gender segregation. In Saudi Arabia, cinemas are struggling as well.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article below to know more about the film industry in Saudi.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"pg-headline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2017\/01\/24\/middleeast\/saudi-cinema-haifaa-al-mansour\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In the age of YouTube, what&#8217;s the point in Saudi Arabia&#8217;s cinema ban?<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Discuss:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. What information did the article say about the cinema ban in Saudi Arabia?<br \/>\n2. What did the article say about women and driving?<br \/>\n3. Tell me something about the author of the article.<br \/>\n4. What do you know about the Middle Eastern culture?<br \/>\n5. Would you consider travelling to the Middle East?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C1 &#8211; Advanced It is common knowledge to most that the Middle Eastern culture is one that comes with very rigid rules. From what women can wear to gender segregation. In Saudi Arabia, cinemas are struggling as well. Read the article below to know more about the film industry in Saudi. 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