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Watchdog slams Egypt curbs on press freedom, Bassem Youssef suspension
The Reporters Without Borders watchdog on Tuesday condemned Egypt’s arrest and military trials of journalists and denounced the suspension of a ... Television & Radio -
Egypt’s Mursi and the media
Former Egyptian President Mursi finally appeared in court, but much of the media did not. TV crews and photojournalists in particular did not enter ... Media -
The Egyptian media: Taking sides, not strides
“Peaceful freedom of expression should be guaranteed to everyone and the security forces must abide by international standards. We also express ... Middle East -
The first defeat of Egypt’s new regime
The case of Bassem Youssef, host of the satirical show al-Bernameg, is one battle for Egypt’s civil and military rulers. Suspending the show ... Middle East -
We must prepare Arab youth to be effective leaders
It is impossible to fix the future without reconciling it with the past. How can the Arab societies that have witnessed civil wars or entered into ... Middle East -
Egypt’s champion of the people, a beloved puppet
The beloved puppet character “Aragoz” has always been a part of Egyptian culture, a national weapon to detect lies and symbol for the ... Middle East -
Bassem Youssef’s supporters see YouTube as free outlet for satire
Some of supporters of Egypt’s popular satirist Bassem Youssef are considering YouTube as another free outlet for him to show the world his funny ... Media -
Media man behind Bassem Youssef seeks more YouTube stars
The media entrepreneur behind Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has turned to YouTube to find the next generation of Arab stars, and seeks to raise ... Digital -
Egyptian TV station suspends satirist Bassem Youssef's show
A private Egyptian TV station stopped the airing of the latest episode of a widely popular political satire program Friday after it came under fire ... Media -
Egypt TV criticized for suspending popular satire
A prominent statesman in Egypt has criticized a private local TV station for suspending a widely popular satire program, describing its decision as ... Television & Radio -
Egypt deviates towards right wing politics
Most political parties that struggle across the world have completely opposite ideologies. These powers are usually categorized via a more expanded ... Middle East -
Bassem Youssef: Egypt’s third movement
Bassem Youssef did it. He trespassed the boundaries of what is prohibited and criticized even those whom the people were about to make sacred. Bassem ... Middle East -
Satire strikes in Egypt and even the haters are watching
The host of one of the most famous talk shows in the world, the American political satirist Jon Stewart’s influence is tremendous. The Egyptian ... Middle East -
Egypt probes complaint into satirist Bassem Youssef
Egypt’s state prosecutor ordered on Monday a probe into a complaint against television satirist Bassem Youssef after his show mocked both the ... Middle East -
Bassem Youssef faces legal complaints for ‘insulting’ Gen. Sisi
Egypt’s television satirist Bassem Youssef, who faced legal action under ousted President Mohammad Mursi, had four complaints filed against him ... Television & Radio -
Egypt’s top TV satirist back on air, pokes fun at all political camps
Egypt's most prominent television satirist, Bassem Youssef, known for his fierce jabs at ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, returned to the ... Entertainment -
Top TV satirist Bassem Youssef returns in a changed Egypt
“Welcome to The Program!” Every week Egyptians obsessively tuned in to hear that slogan and watch groundbreaking TV political satirist ... Television & Radio -
Welcome back to my show
“So who will you talk about now? “ Are you wondering how many times I’ve heard this since Mohammad Mursi was ousted? A lot! Many ... Media -
Egypt’s playground fight: ‘My religion is better than yours’
Repetitiveness is often boring, and that’s exactly what I will be doing in this article. Some ideas are worth being analyzed, discussed and even ... Middle East -
Learning the art of losing wars from the Brotherhood
Suppression and prohibition have been two permanent aspects of the Muslim Brotherhood. For more than 80 years, the Brotherhood continued to exist and ... Middle East -
In Egypt, you can only ridicule the Brotherhood
No one was surprised when an Egyptian T.V. anchor interrupted her guest to enthusiastically announce that the American people began to revolt against ... Middle East -
Egypt: the destruction of a nation
I have decided today that I will no longer be neutral. I will not grab the stick from the middle. It would be easy to direct my anger at both sides, ... Middle East -
What if Mursi was still Egypt’s president?
I’m a fan of watching sci-fi movies particularly those about time travel and parallel universes. This world or this parallel universe is ... Middle East -
Media watchdogs slam closure of Islamist TV stations in Egypt
Media watchdogs have slammed the decision to close three Islamist-run TV stations in the hours after Mohammad Mursi was overthrown, raising new ... Media -
No joke: Arab comedians give politics a break amid Egypt crisis
After the dramatic overthrow of Mohammad Mursi and ongoing concerns about Egypt’s future, the country’s political crisis offers little to ... Media -
A ‘foreign spy’ in Cairo: Egypt’s ‘Jon Stewart’ hosts ... Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart took his politically engaged American satire to Cairo on Friday, appearing on a show hosted by the man known as “Egypt’s Jon ... Variety -
We are all fascists
“He deserves it,” “we taught them a lesson,” “have anyone appear in the street, and he’ll see what will happen to ... Middle East -
The Quran and punishing apostasy
This is the second instalment of last week’s article which can be found here. Reading the Quran should put an end to the debate over whether it ... Opinion -
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over threats to free speech in Egypt
The United States on Monday expressed concern over defamation charges brought against two Egyptian journalists critical of the President and called on ... Media -
Bassem Youssef: Jon Stewart promotes tolerance
Somewhere in the middle of Manhattan in New York, before entering the studio, I sat on my chair in the room allocated for guests. I was waiting my ... Middle East