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In this Sunday, March 31, 2013 file photo, a bodyguard secures popular Egyptian television satirist Bassem Youssef, who has come to be known as Egypt’s Jon Stewart, as he enters Egypt’s state prosecutors office to face accusations of insulting Islam and the country’s Islamist leader in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Bassem Youssef hits back in op-ed

by Mahmud El Shafey | Nov 15, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef has been largely absent from public life since November 2, when the second episode of the third season of his popular weekly television program Al-Barnameg (“The Program”) was cancelled at the last...

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013 photo, Supporters of Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi burn a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef, the man known as “Egypt’s Jon Stewart,” and Arabic that reads, “not Egypt, you are degrading to the media, fifth column,” during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. (AP)

Press Watchdog slams Bassem Youssef suspension

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 7, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed its concern for freedom of information in Egypt, citing a “campaign of repression” against the country’s media. In a press release issued on Tuesday the watchdog stated...

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In this Wednesday, October 30, 2013 photo, a supporter of Egyptian defense minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi holds a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef that reads in Arabic, “Not Egypt, you are degrading to the media,” during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Opinion: Love, hate, and freedom in Cairo

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Nov 7, 2013 | Opinion

“I used to adore Basem Yousef because I disliked Mohamed Mursi’s policy. Today, however, I hate Youssef because I adore the army and General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.” This was a comment passed by a young Egyptian man, Saeed Sabab, on the reason for the...

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In this Wednesday, October 30, 2013 photo, a supporter of Egyptian defense minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi holds a poster with a photo of Bassem Youssef that reads in Arabic, “Not Egypt, you are degrading to the media,” during a protest in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Bassem Youssef’s show suspended

by Najlaa Habriri | Nov 2, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Minutes before the second episode of the third season of Al-Barnameg was scheduled to be aired, its host channel announced that it would not be broadcast. Khairy Ramadan, a news anchor at CBC, the private channel that airs popular Egyptian...

Opinion: Bassem Youssef, Egypt’s third Option

by Diana Moukalled | Oct 30, 2013 | Opinion

He has done it. Bassem Youssef has broken taboos and criticized those whom the people were about to make sacred, returning once again to spread his comedic spirit after four months of speculation about his mysterious absence. The huge furore over Youssef and the...