Rasha Sharbatji comments on the series "City Kitchen"

Director Rasha Sharbatji responded to the news circulating about the series "Matbakh Al Madina" being deleted or subject to censorship objections.

Rasha Sharbatji's statement about the city's kitchen “Some social media pages and platforms are circulating that the new Syrian censorship, represented by the National Drama Committee, has made harsh deletions or modifications to some dramatic lines in the series “Matbakh Al Madina,” which is something we deny as the creators of the work, and we confirm that until now, the censorship notes came within the logical context, and are not comparable to the censorship during the days of the former regime. Most of them were understandable, and some of them we discussed and refuted, by communicating with the National Drama Committee, which responded to us, thankfully.”

We aspire to abolish censorship "We affirm our ambition as art makers to reach the stage of abolishing prior censorship on artistic works, in line with advanced countries in this field, and that we always stand by the freedom of art and creativity in all its forms, in a manner befitting the sacrifices of Syrians to obtain their freedom after decades of oppression and tyranny, appreciating cooperation with official bodies in this regard," Shritji added.

Preparations are underway, but there is no start date. Sharbatji concluded the statement by saying: “Preparations are still underway to begin filming the series in Damascus. There is no specific timeframe for when it will begin, but we are working hard to get started soon so that the work will be fully ready by the time it airs on screens, hoping that it will be well-received by the audience.”

City Kitchen details It is noteworthy that the series “Madina Kitchen” is written by Ali Wajeeh, and it is the first work in which Ali Wajeeh separates from Yamen Al-Hajali in the field of writing, and it will star Sulafa Memar, Abbas Al-Nouri, and Mahmoud Nasr.

It was postponed from last Ramadan, as it was supposed to compete in Ramadan 2025, but it was postponed after the fall of the regime and the events in Syria.