By: Nevin Girgis / Arab America Contributing Writer Background: Bassem Youssef is one of Egypt’s most famous and influential persons. Youssef started his career in the medical field as a cardiac surgeon. In 2011, he made his debut through short Youtube videos. These videos consisted of mocking political figures in Egypt, in a comedic way. … Continued
Early film clips of pro-democracy protests in the Middle East and North Africa beginning in 2010 and 2011 gave some hope to Arabs for a different life. Tunisia and Egypt gave the most, initial hope, when authoritarian regimes were toppled by the ‘street.’ John Mason, contributing writer, reports on the struggle shared by Arabs across the region, who just wanted to eliminate corruption and obtain a better quality of life. With the recent arrest of Tunisia’s most prominent opposition leader, Rached Ghannouchi, the Arab World may have lost its last best hope.
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