Satire Survive Sisi's
According to this article, what toy was the government cracking down on?
What is Sisi's Balls
What is this documentary about?
What does does Al-Hudood mean in English?
What is "The Limits"?
Who is the subject of this article?
Where was Al-Jazeera Founded?
Qatar
1) the ministry’s statement did not mention the actual street name of the toy, which would involve putting the words “balls” and “Sisi’s” together
2) the confiscation actually brought more attention to the toy, drawing it to the attention of many who had never previously heard of it
What are "two important observations"?
What was the overall public view of the show with Morsi in power?
It was an astounding positive of people laughing and supporting the claims he was proposing in his show.
Where was the website first launched?
What is Jordan?
What is one opinion of Al-Bernameg? Bassem Youssef's show?
First Egyptian political satire news show which offered millions of Egyptians an alternative to the lies of the mainstream media along with a much-neededrespite from the horror in their streets
Gained a huge following in its beginning → 30 million
“They watched us because they saw hope in the show - hope to challenge long-staning taboos and authority, whether that authority came in the form of beard, or a tank, or codger demanding, ‘respect your elders.’”
What year was Al-Jazeera Founded
1996
How is Sisi's balls a byproduct of the revolution that opened up politics to all Egyptians? [Just one]
A byproduct of the revolution that opened up politics to all egyptians
Element of money → people living in a country experiencing dire economic conditions are paying for a toy based on political innuendo
Presence → the clacking in the streets is a faint reminder of the chantiing during the revolution, and the toy represents a collective will to interact with the moment, albeit timidly
Toy name → represents a degree of courage to demean and degrade the president and everything the represents
How did the views from the public change when Sisi came into power?
The public was very split. People were protesting that Youssef was attacking the public for having more support for Sisi and people still believed in his goal and what he was did against Morsi.
What US website is the website like?
What is the Onion?
What penalty was emphasized when "openly criticizing the authority" in Egypt?
What was Al-Jazeera Challenged by in 2022
The World Cup
Can you give one prediction about the role of social media?
Half of the population is below 25 and where 17 million people use Facebook. -->Egyptian authorities have blocked hundreds of websites, and the country has become the world’s third-worst jailer of journalists
Satire has become more sophisticated, with more layers and innuendos. -->Dark sarcasm has become a go-to coping method
Why did Bassem Youssef have to leave Egypt?
What is CBC suing him for 100 million pounds?
Even though the website does not mock religion, what does the website take aim at?
Who are the clerics who use their power to foment rage?
Who was Bassem referring to when he says, "I discovered that I wasn’t actually imitating him on my show; it was the same stupidity in both nations that was encouraging similar forms of satire."?
Who is Jon Stewart?
What was Al-Jazeera hailed as?
Exemplary Free Press
Can you give one prediction about the future of political satire?
The government, which has tens of thousands of political prisoners, seems keen on shutting down all voices that sing to a different tune to that of the government
Political satire will always be active in Egypt, where citizens will always find a way to express their resentment over the state of the country.
“Satire will remain a thorn in the side of the government for a long time to come, as tweets, posts, memes, and videos usher in a new era of political involvement
From the documentary, what does "tickling giants" mean?
The giants are the government and authorities trying to step down on the people and oppress them from freedom of speech. In Bassem Youssef's way, he fights against being stepped on with his humour in the shape of a feather.
How does the website support itself?
What are the funds from grants like the European Endowment for Democracy and the Open Society Foundations?
How does the show compare to the US?
We have a lot of celebrities, musicians, anchors, late-night hosts, and reality-TV stars actively renouncing the president without fear that they will be arrested in middle of the night by the secret police
What is one of the main criticisms of Al-Jazeera?
Qatari born, World Cup backlash, claims it is heavily outside influenced