Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi issued a Fatwá rendering films and television series with corrupted female characters are Ḥarām and against the Islamic Sharī‘ah because they show sexual, drinking, and dance scenes. This marks the arrival of a new type of dramatic television series, ?the Sharī‘ah drama.” We are against immorality and obscenity, but we are also against the supervision [of religious figures] over art.