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See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=105801 Today in Entertainment History Oct 27, 8:10 AM EST On Oct. 27, 1936, country artist Ernest Tubb made his first recordings. In 1947, the radio show "You Bet Your Life," starring Groucho Marx, premiered on ABC. It later became a television show on NBC. In 1954, Walt Disney's first television program, titled "Disneyland" after his yet-to-be completed theme park, premiered on ABC. Also in 1954, Marilyn Monroe's divorce from Joe DiMaggio was finalized. In 1956, Clarence Henry's "Ain't Got No Home" was released. It was his first hit and the inspiration for his name "Frogman," since he sings like a frog on the record. In 1960, Ben E. King recorded "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me" during his first solo recording session for Atlantic Records. In 1964, the single "Come See About Me" by The Supremes was released. In 1975, Bruce Springsteen appeared on the covers of both "Newsweek" and "Time." In 1989, Jane Pauley announced that she was leaving NBC's "Today" show. In 1995, singer Gloria Estefan performed for Pope John Paul II as part of the celebration of his 50th anniversary in the priesthood. She was the first pop star to receive a call from the Pope to perform. In 1999, rapper Master P was waived from the Toronto Raptors. It was his second try to reach the pro leagues. The Charlotte Hornets waived him the year before. Today's Birthdays: Actress Nanette Fabray is 82. Actress Ruby Dee is 78. Actor-comedian John Cleese is 63. Country singer Lee Greenwood is 60. Actress Carrie Snodgress is 56. Country singer-guitarist Jack Daniels of Highway 101 is 53. Bassist Garry Tallent of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is 53. Author Fran Lebowitz is 52. T-V personality Jayne Kennedy is 51. Actor-director Roberto Benigni ("Life Is Beautiful") is 50. Actor Peter Firth ("That's Life") is 49. Actor Robert Picardo ("The Wonder Years," "China Beach") is 49. Singer Simon LeBon of Duran Duran is 44. Singer Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots is 35. Actress Sheeri Rappaport is 25. Singer Kelly Osbourne is 18. See this article at: http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=140664 Islamic Religious Angered by TV Satire Nov 15, 5:01 AM EST Saudi actor Nasser al-Qasabi scanned Web site comments castigating him for appearing in a TV satire about an Islamic religious edict that bans Saudi women from going almost anywhere without a male guardian. One branded him an "ignorant clown." "I've become immune to the attacks," said al-Qasabi. "It's just a sign of how limited the people who write this stuff are." The program that drew the criticism was an episode of the popular comedy program Tash Ma Tash, which roughly translates as "Confusion." A fatwa, or religious edict, called unsuccessfully for its banning three years ago. In the past, few have challenged the edicts of religious scholars. But now more Saudis, like al-Qasabi, are daring to speak out. They say they aren't criticizing Islam but fear some people are misusing the faith to block criticism and political reforms desired by many Saudis. "Those who oppose the program have a problem with people who do not think the way they do," he said in an interview. "They always believe they're right and the other is wrong, and they refuse to talk. ... They want to drag us to the Stone Age." The offensive episode was called "Without a Mahram," the male guardian who must be the woman's father, brother, son or husband under the conservative Wahhabi Islamic philosophy applied in Saudi Arabia. A Saudi woman needs a mahram to go to a government office or a restaurant or to go anywhere in a car. Saudi women are not allowed to drive, and if they are caught in a vehicle with a man other than a mahram or a professional driver, they can be jailed. The episode showed the troubles suffered by the women in one family — a mother, sister, wife and daughter — when the only man in the house has to go away for six months. The sister could not go to work, the wife couldn't go out shopping and the daughter was without her beloved videos because women are not allowed in video stores. When a policeman came to investigate a theft at the house, he refused to enter because there was no mahram. Al-Qasabi played the part of the cop. "It doesn't make sense that this ignorant clown insults the inheritors of the prophets," one of the Web site critics wrote. "The program aims at spreading decadence and corruption," said another. "It should not be watched." Abdulrahman al-Wabily, the American-educated writer of the episode, said he based the story on the difficulties faced by his wife and daughters when he's away. "What's practiced against women here is the same racism that was practiced against blacks in South Africa," said al-Wabily. Abeer Mishkhas, a columnist for the daily Arab News, said the "heavy artillery" directed at the program shows that "we are not used to criticism and cannot take it when it comes." Al-Qasabi said those calling for a ban on Tash Ma Tash are a "product of a sick mind, a narrow education. They have built a concrete wall around them to protect their scary culture." In Saudi Arabia, it's not just TV shows that run afoul of the religious establishment. The kingdom regulates even the tiniest aspect of life in its role as the birthplace of Islam. For instance, the Commission for the Protection of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice — the formal name of the religious police — prevented one Saudi prince who owns a factory from registering the brand name of a new product because the commission didn't like its name, Explorer. The prince, Amr Mohammed Al-Faisal, reacted caustically in the Arab News. "The learned scholars of the commission rightly noted that the letter X in the name was a cross, and this aroused their delicate Islamic sensibilities," the prince wrote. "I am greatly relieved that thanks to the vigilance of the commission a great tragedy was avoided," he said. "Until then I had innocently and, I must admit, naively assumed that the letter X was just that, a letter of the alphabet, not as it turns out a cunning and dastardly plot by Christians to corrupt our Muslim faith." |
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