The word fawazeer (فوازير) means 'riddles'; every day during the month of Ramadan, an episode of the show was broadcast, ending with a riddle.
[7] Many other prominent Egyptian actors and entertainers also appeared on the show, including Fouad el-Mohandes and the Tholathy Adwa'a El Masrah trio.
[3] Despite criticism of Fawazeer Ramadan's "ridiculous visual effects and gaudy costumes", the show evokes nostalgia in many Muslims.
[4] The National opined that "TV binge-watching started at the end of the 1970s and the early 1980s ... when Fawazeer Ramadan began to appear on television.
[10] In the vein of Fawazeer Ramadan, Chevrolet Arabia has run advertisements which, instead of featuring cars, pose riddles to the viewer.