Egypt: Wanna be a Bride; From Blog to TV · Global Voices
Tarek Amr

Ghada Abdel Aal's book, Wanna be a Bride.
More than two years ago,  Global Voices Online ran an article about Egyptian blogs which were published into books. Now one of those books was turned into a television series that is currently being aired during the holy month of Ramadan.
The Blog, Book, and TV Series
Ayza Atgawez – Wanna be a Bride – is the name of the blog [Ar], the book [Ar], and also the new  television series. It is made up of humorous short stories about a girl's endless quest to find a suitable husband.
And here is how the blogger/writer Ghada Abdel Aaal summarizes her series of blogs:
A Two-Way Ticket from Social Media to Mainstream Media
As you can see it started in a blog and then found its way to mainstream media. And now it's taking the other way back to social media. The young Tunisian actress – Hend Sabry – who is playing the main character in the series decided to communicate with her fans via Twitter and asked them for their feedback about her role and the series as a whole.
Ayza Atgawez starring the actress Hend Sabry
And the Egyptian and Arab tweeps started sending their feedback using the mentioned hashtag.
@_Nouna_: 7l2t #3ayzaAtgawez kant 7lewa awe today w really happens.. e3lnat el gawaz ba2t keteeeeeeeer awe
As you can see, some feedback was positive, some was negative, and other comments made Hend realize that social media is a double-edged weapon:
The Series Aftermath
Away from the series itself, the topic of the blog/book/series made Yasmine El-Mehairy write a series of blog post – there are eight of them so far – on her own blog under the title, “Sorry, but I don't want to get married“:
Another user on Twitter revealed two of her worst nightmares that have come true.
And finally another user on Twitter wondered if marriage is really the final destination, or there is still one more station in their live journey:
@Mazloum: Tab el mafrood ba3d #3ayzaAtgawez yenzelo Ramadan el gayy bel sequel: #3ayzaAttalla2