Oprah Winfrey made a few people angry when her show’s writers failed to do the proper research before they aired their “Women Around the World” interview with a skin care product developer from Dubai named Dr. Lamees Hamdan.

The show described Dubai as a country that provided free water, electricity, and health care to all of its citizens - which is not true. On top of all that, Dr. Hamdan chose to wear a tunic instead of a sheila (their national headdress). Dr. Hamdan then described the decision not to wear the sheila as a cultural choice, rather than a religious one, which enraged many Arab-world viewers.

Lastly, Oprah conducted the interview over Skype, which is banned in the UAE. The show was granted a waiver to the rule.

A spokesman for Oprah released a statement today, apologizing for the upset that they caused, saying,

It was never the intention of the ‘Oprah’ show to misrepresent the people of Dubai. Dr. Hamdan appeared live on our program to speak about her personal life experience as a citizen of Dubai. We apologize if any of our viewers were offended.