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Beheading attire and sexy suicide vests? Satire of ISIS wives stirs anger and praise
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Fri Jan 6, 2017 | 7:26am EST
Beheading attire and sexy suicide vests? Satire of ISIS wives stirs anger and praise
By Guy Faulconbridge and Ritvik Carvalho | LONDON
The wives of Islamic State fighters ponder what to wear at a beheading and assess how sexy they look in suicide vests in a BBC satire which has sparked both anger and praise for tackling the fate of women who travel to Syria to join the militants.
In a clip from the BBC's "Revolting" TV comedy show, entitled "Real Housewives of ISIS" which aired on Tuesday, one "wife" of a militant fighter in Syria says: "It's only three days to the beheading and I've got no idea what to wear."
"This is my sixth marriage - I have been widowed five times," another woman says with a sigh before an explosion which prompts her to say: "Six times."
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The segment is a parody of the successful reality TV franchise which began in 2006 with "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and now has spin-off versions worldwide including one set in Cheshire in northern England.
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Beheading attire and sexy suicide vests? Satire of ISIS wives stirs anger and praise
By Guy Faulconbridge and Ritvik Carvalho | LONDON
The wives of Islamic State fighters ponder what to wear at a beheading and assess how sexy they look in suicide vests in a BBC satire which has sparked both anger and praise for tackling the fate of women who travel to Syria to join the militants.
In a clip from the BBC's "Revolting" TV comedy show, entitled "Real Housewives of ISIS" which aired on Tuesday, one "wife" of a militant fighter in Syria says: "It's only three days to the beheading and I've got no idea what to wear."
"This is my sixth marriage - I have been widowed five times," another woman says with a sigh before an explosion which prompts her to say: "Six times."
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The segment is a parody of the successful reality TV franchise which began in 2006 with "The Real Housewives of Orange County" and now has spin-off versions worldwide including one set in Cheshire in northern England.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-satire-idUSKBN14Q1C7
