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Popular Egytian satirist takes a fellowship post at Harvard

Egypt's most popular satirist Bassem Youssef has joined Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government as a resident fellow for the spring semester, almost a year after his program was taken off the air for lambasting Egyptian presidents and military men.

 

Youssef was often described as the Jon Stewart of Egypt. His political satire was the first of its kind in Egypt and started during the 2011 uprising that forced longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to step down.

 


פרסום ראשון: 02.03.15, 13:54