Day: June 3, 2014

The Arab Spring helped give rise to political satire that allowed a former heart surgeon to speak to millions throughout Egypt over the past three years. Last week, Egyptians elected former Army General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as their new president with more than 96 percent of the vote. And like that, Bassem Youssef’s TV reign with “The Program” (El-Bernameg), was over. “The present climate in Egypt is not suitable for a political satire program,” Youssef announced in a press conference from his TV studio, where he would hold a sign reading “The End” in both English and Egyptian Arabic...