<sod>The term ‘musalsalat’ may be loosely translated as Arabic soap operas. Jordan produces a number of "Bedouin Soap Operas" that are filmed outdoors with authentic props. The actors use Bedouin-accented Arabic to make the story feel more authentic, but have incorporated aspects of the accent of Bedouins of the Gulf in order to make the dialect more widely understood. These musalsalat have become popular in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf States, and Iraq. <eod>
<sod>The term ‘musalsalat’ may be loosely translated as Arabic soap operas. Jordan produces a number of "Bedouin Soap Operas" that are filmed outdoors with authentic props. The actors use Bedouin-accented Arabic to make the story feel more authentic, but have incorporated aspects of the accent of Bedouins of the [[Persian Gulf]] region in order to make the dialect more widely understood. These musalsalat have become popular in Saudi Arabia, [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf]], and Iraq. <eod>