Mawqef Micro

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This is a Syrian adult animated series that criticizes outdated ideas within the country's society and government while also pointing out good qualities. Each short episode presents a small situation or bus stop scene to make its point. The series aired daily during Ramadan in 2010.

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Mawqef Micro (Arabic: موقف ميكرو) is a Syrian animated television series. It was Free Dome Media's second 2D cartoon animated production aimed at an adult audience. The first being Dr. Psycho. The show criticizes certain aspects, practices and retrograde ideologies found within the Syrian society and government, while simultaneously highlighting positive traits. The first season of the show aired on Addounia TV from August 11, 2010, which coincided with the first day of the Arabic month of Ramadan (as per the Islamic Hijri (Lunar) calendar) through September 9, 2010 (the last day of Ramadan). It encompassed 30 episodes, with each episode averaging 3:30 to 4:30 minutes. "Mawqef" in Arabic means "Parking" and - in this case - "Bus Stop", so the literal translation of the title is "Micro Bus Stop"; however, during an interview which aired on mbc 1 channel on September 18, 2010, Ahmad F. Darwish the creator, animator, producer and director of the show stated that the title of the show is a play on words where the word "Mawqef" in Arabic also means "Situation", and "Micro" indicates a small thing so the title also means "A Small Situation" referring to the short length of the show's episodes, which - as per the show's English Press Release - keeps the episodes "boredom-free". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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