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Televised early Islamic historical drama This article is about the 2012 TV series. Omar ( Arabic : عُمَرْ ) or Omar Farouk ( Persian : عمر فاروق ) is a historical Arab television drama miniseries / serial produced and broadcast by MBC1 , Hatem Ali serves as director, with Chadi Abo co-directing. Abo is best known for directing battle scenes and complicated visual effects projects. Co-produced by Qatar TV , the series is based on the life of Omar ibn al-Khattab (also spelled 'Umar', c. 583–644), the second Caliph of Islam , and depicts his life from 18 years old until the moments of his death. The series faced several high-profile controversies due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr , Uthman and Ali , the four Rashidun Caliphs , along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like Muhammad . The series consists of 31 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012. Produced at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals ( est. USD$ 53 million), filming took place in Morocco , primarily in the cities of Marrakesh , Tangier , El Jadida , Casablanca and Mohammedia . Following initial broadcast, the series was dubbed into several languages for international broadcast, and subtitled in English on YouTube ; it received great support from many different Sunni scholarly bodies and people watching it. The National (Abu Dhabi) . The Globe and Mail . "TV show stirs argument across Arab world" . according to reuters Dubai . The National (Abu Dhabi) .
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Omar ( ) or Farouk Omar ( ) is a historical Arab television drama miniseries -serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by Hatem Ali . Co-produced by Qatar TV , the series is based on the life of Omar ibn Al-Khattab , the second Caliph of Islam , which depicts his life from being 18 years old to till the moments of his death. The series had to face large controversy due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr , Uthman and Ali , the four Rashidun Caliphs , along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like the Prophet Mohammad . The series consists of 30 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012. It was made at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals and filmed in Morocco , mostly in Marakesh , Tangiers , El Jadida , Casablanca and Mohammedia . Along with after the series was broadcast on MBC, dubbed into several languages for international broadcast and subtitled in English on YouTube , it received great support from many different scholarly bodies and people watching it. As the series depended largely on reliable historical established facts, the series did not face criticism in terms of its content, as past films faced. The National (Abu Dhabi) . The Globe and Mail . "TV show stirs argument across Arab world" . according to reuters Dubai . Hurriyet Daily News . 15 August 2012 . The National (Abu Dhabi) .
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Omar ( ) or Omar Farouk ( ) is a historical Arab television drama miniseries -serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by the Syrian director Hatem Ali .Co-produced by Qatar TV , the series is based on the life of Omar ibn Al-Khattab , the second Caliph of Islam , and depicts his life from 18 years old until the moments of his death. The series had to face large controversy due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr , Uthman and Ali , the four Rashidun Caliphs , along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like Mohammad . The series consists of 31 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012.It was made at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals and filmed in Morocco , primarily in the cities of Marakesh , Tangiers , El Jadida , Casablanca and Mohammedia . After the series was broadcast on MBC, it was dubbed into several languages for international broadcast and subtitled in English on YouTube ; it received great support from many different scholarly bodies and people watching it. As the series depended largely on reliable historical established facts, the series did not face criticism in terms of its content, as past films faced. The National (Abu Dhabi) . The Globe and Mail . "TV show stirs argument across Arab world" . according to reuters Dubai . Hurriyet Daily News . 15 August 2012 . The National (Abu Dhabi) .
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Televised early Islamic historical drama This article is about the 2012 TV series. Omar ( ) or Omar Farouk ( ) is a historical Arab television drama miniseries -serial that was produced and broadcast by MBC1 and directed by the Syrian director Hatem Ali . Co-produced by Qatar TV , the series is based on the life of Omar ibn al-Khattab (also spelled 'Umar', c. 583–644), the second Caliph of Islam , and depicts his life from 18 years old until the moments of his death. The series faced large controversies due to its depiction of Omar, Abu Bakr , Uthman and Ali , the four Rashidun Caliphs , along with other characters, who some Muslims believe should not be depicted, much like Mohammad . The series consists of 31 episodes and was originally aired in the month of Ramadan since July 20, 2012. It was made at a cost of 200 million Saudi riyals and filmed in Morocco , primarily in the cities of Marakesh , Tangiers , El Jadida , Casablanca and Mohammedia . After the series was broadcast on MBC, it was dubbed into several languages for international broadcast and subtitled in English on YouTube ; it received great support from many different Sunni scholarly bodies and people watching it. The National (Abu Dhabi) . The Globe and Mail . "TV show stirs argument across Arab world" . according to reuters Dubai . The National (Abu Dhabi) .
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