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CAIRO, Egypt—Political satire apparently knows no borders, based on the recent appearance of Jon Stewart, host of America’s hit political satire program “The Daily Show,” on Egyptian television’s “Al Bernameg,” (The Program) that is frequently described as “the Egyptian Jon Stewart program.” Host Bassem Youssef introduced his special guest dressed as a captured spy, with a black hood covering Stewart’s head. The move was a jab at recent calls by Egyptian military and political officials to be wary of foreign spies seeking to spread chaos thr...
CAIRO – Against the backdrop of accusations of religious intolerance being leveled at the Morsi government, the scene in Cairo last week as Muslims participated at the funeral of former Jewish community leader Carmen Weinstein was both incongruous and encouraging. To some, it was an example of growing Egyptian Muslim interest in the dwindling Jewish population, especially since the Egyptian Revolution in 2011. “This is the first time I have seen this number of visitors and journalists come to the synagogue,” marveled Magda Haroun, Weins...
