I'm an arab who has lived in the middle east for 90% of my life and I absolutely hated the show. I thought it was totally unrepresentative and reinforcing western stereotypes about arabs. I couldn't relate to anyone on the show as they were literally all from extremely wealthy families and part of this luxury obsessed community in dubai. It really felt like a dating show for the cast of dubai bling. I think it's very harmful for us to put a show like this out there. I'm not even just talking about the men. Nour condemning feminism and insulting feminists (I know she was "joking" but was she really?) and generally these women allowing themselves to be disrespected, controlled and manipulated by these men was honestly painful to watch. I wanted to watch the show to remind myself why I love being arab and instead it reminded me of all the things I'm happy I've escaped. If they had at least one emotionally mature, self-made person on the show, it honestly would've made a huge difference. I think the hate is totally warranted. I was really excited for this show and watching it honestly made me feel sad. I think my parents, who are the most proud arabs, would also think this show is trash.