Kalam Nawaem is a one-hour, female-hosted Arabic

Arabic language

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 talk show that airs late Sunday evenings on the satellite network MBC

Middle East Broadcasting Center

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. It is credited with pushing social boundaries on Arab television. As of 2007, it was among the top 10 programs in the Arab world

Arab world

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 and commanded the highest ad rates on MBC. In a notable 2011 episode, the program hosted U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The show's format was inspired by the American television series The View and features four female hosts of different ages, Arab nationalities and points of view. The hosts are Egypt

Egypt

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ian journalist Fawzia Salama; Lebanese

Lebanon

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 television personality Rania Barghout; Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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n fashion designer Heba Gamal; and Palestinian

Palestinian people

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 actress Farah Besiso. United Nations

United Nations

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 Goodwill Ambassador

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 Muna AbuSulayman of Saudi Arabia hosted until 2007 and was replaced by Gamal. Controversial topics of discussion have included homosexuality

Homosexuality

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, gender equality

Gender equality

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, terrorism

Terrorism

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, masturbation

Masturbation

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, incest

Incest

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, sexual harassment

Sexual harassment

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, rape

Rape

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, child abuse

Child abuse

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, infidelity

Infidelity

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 and divorce

Divorce

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. The presenters also read correspondence from viewers. Parts of the show have been censored by MBC.

Some of the women have also shared their personal lives with the audience. In one episode, Besiso's then-boyfriend proposed to her on the show, and later Besiso allowed the program to document her pregnancy and televise the birth of her child.