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Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef is is an Egyptian doctor, satirist, and the host of El Bernameg ("The Program"), a satirical news program broadcast by a private Egyptian television station. The press has compared Youssef with American comedian Jon Stewart, whose satire program The Daily Show inspired Youssef to begin his career. Despite all controversy and legal debates it has sparked, El Bernameg has been a major success. It is constantly topping the regional YouTube charts, making Youssef's YouTube channel one of the most subscribed to in Egypt.

Sisi served Egypt an earful of dismal dialogue

The people of Egypt are not a burden on the country but an energy source that must be invested in...

 Egypt invents an AIDS cure – don’t hold your breath

Ignorance is when you claim to have made a discovery, and when TV hosts and media figures are dazzled without being aware of how ignorant you are...

 Egyptians are being lied to through fake ‘democratic models’

One example is a female intellectual writer who appeared on a TV show to attack those objecting to army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s nomination for presidency ...

 Egypt’s ready-made accusations against ‘foreign traitors’

Former Vice-President Mohamed ElBaradei is an 'agent' because he lived and learnt outside Egypt, and he's not the only one...

 We are all Machiavelli

The truth is, there is a small Machiavelli inside all of us. We only care about ideals and morals when we are the weaker party...

 Egypt is at it again, gossiping for entertainment

The leak of private phone conversations in Egypt cannot be justified...

 Divisions in Egypt are a waste of the country’s time

Dear Brotherhood member, before you pretend you’re weeping and before playing the role of the victim, recall what your leaders and clerics did ...

 When the art of stupidity is used aplenty in Egypt

The Egyptian state succeeded at convincing an entire country that Satanism exists...