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Sex, violence, Islam: Syrian TV soap raises drama (AP)

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In this undated photo released by director Najdat Anzour's office, Syrian actress Sulafa Mimar, center, starring as Layla, poses during the shooting of the televised series titled 'Ma Malakat Aymanukum,' Arabic for 'what your right hand possesses'. The 30-episode drama, aired on state TV during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, has sparked intense debate in this Arab nation of 22 million, which is ruled by a secular, authoritarian regime that has clamped down on Islamic extremism in the past. (AP Photo/Director Najdat Anzour Office, HO) ** EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES **AP - In a new Syrian soap opera, a beautiful green-eyed young woman named Layla is torn over whether to take off the niqab, the billowing black Islamic garb that hides every part of her except her eyes.




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