I may have given the impression in previous posts that I am not a fan of Ramadan. This is not quite true. Sure, it’s an inconvenience, but it’s also a fairly unique cultural phenomenon, and I’m really glad to get the opportunity to witness it first hand.
Also, MBC2, one of the TV channels that we can actually receive on our fairly rubbish set, seems to be spending Ramadan screening movies. And only movies.
Now, 80% of these movies are fairly rubbish, cheap, made-for-TV, run-of-the-mill American fayre. But every so often, a gem crops up. Or, on Tuesday, a whole day’s worth… something, followed by War Games (which really hasn’t aged well), followed by the truly fantastic IQ (which is, in my opinion, incredibly underrated). Then, to top it all off, the evening finished with the awesome A Few Good Men. Can’t beat it.