Documentary-maker Jehane Noujaim happened to be heading to her family home a few blocks from Tahrir Square in Egypt when the Egyptian revolution broke out. She figured out a way to shoot it, even though video cameras of any kind were being taken at…
Collection
Bassem Youssef mocks government/Muslim Brotherhood narratives that foreign spies are lurking in every corner, bringing on his idol Jon Stewart.
Collection
This episode made fun of various comments made by then president Mohamed Morsi and led to Bassem Youssef's arrest for insulting the president and showing contempt towards religion.
Collection
Song using Egyptian children to venerate the army in the wake of the army's removal of former president Mohamed Morsi.
Collection
This documentary tells the story of the rise of Bassem Youssef from heart surgeon to the host of the Arab world's most popular TV show, the satirical talk show, 'El Bernameg', and his subsequent fall from grace, following the military coup of 2013.
Collection
A feature documentary originally planned as a three-part television series. Through the life of an Egyptian family, it covers the six months between Mubarak’s stepping down and the first parliamentary elections (November-December 2011), prelude to…
Collection
Members of the Cairo ballet perform to 'Zorba the Greek' on the street outside the Ministry of Culture in June 2013 as part of a month-long protest against what artists and cultural producers viewed as the 'Brotherhoodization' of the state, meaning…
Collection
This song, sung by belly dancer Sama El-Masry, mocks the Muslim Brotherhood. It was a viral hit amongst opponents of former president Mohammed Morsi when it was uploaded in November 2012. It incorporates political chants from anti-Muslim Brotherhood…
Collection
This song, by belly dancer Sama El-Masry, released the month following the military coup against Mohamed Morsi, accuses US President Obama of supporting the Muslim Brotherhood because of the US administration's concern about the way in which Mohammed…
Collection
These songs by the popular Choir Project band were shown on Bassem Youssef's TV show El Bernameg. They are humorous, satirical and politically charged. The lyrics mock then president Mohammad Morsi and the political turmoil which was prevalent at…
Collection