Kalam Nawaem

Kalam Nawaem
Also known as	'Sweet Talk (English title)
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Octavia Nasr Fawzia Salama Muna AbuSulayman Rania Barghout
Country of origin	United Arab Emirates
Original language(s)	Arabic
Production
Running time	60 min
Release
Original network	MBC

Kalam Nawaem (Arabic: كلام نواعم, English: "Sweet Talk") is a one-hour, female-hosted Arabic talk show that airs late Sunday evenings on the satellite network MBC1. Premiering in 2002, it is credited with pushing social boundaries on Arab television. As of 2007, it was classed among the top 10 programs in the Arab world 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 Lebanese American journalist Octavia Nasr, Egyptian journalist , Saudi Arabian United Nations Goodwill Ambassador Muna AbuSulayman, and Lebanese television personality . Previous hosts include Palestinian actress , Saudi fashion designer , Lebanese actress , and Egyptian reporter . The show discusses controversial topics and taboos in the middle east such as homosexuality, gender equality, terrorism, masturbation, incest, sexual harassment, rape, child abuse, infidelity and divorce. The presenters also read correspondence from viewers. Parts of the show have been censored by MBC.

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