Comedy
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Creative Protest against Syria's Regime
The Puppet Rebellion
With sketches from the "Diary of a Little Dictator", the puppet theatre group "Masasit Mati" is one of the many creative forms of protest to emerge on the Internet and on social networking sites in Syria. Mohamed Ali Atassi takes a closer look at how this particular brand of political satire rails against the Assad regime
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Stand-up Comedy in Dubai
Clean Humour for the Arab World
Stand-up comedians have a reputation for using provocative and often political jokes. Not to be daunted by this apparent obstacle to success, an American and an Emirati are trying to create a stand-up scene in the conservative Arab Gulf states. Through their Dubai comedy school, they promote a clean brand of humour. Christoph Dreyer reports
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Interview with Omid Djalili
Jokes about the Jewish–Muslim love-hate relationship
Omid Djalili started his stand-up comedy career with "Short, Fat Kebab Shop Owner's Son" in 1996. Now a successful Hollywood actor, the British-Iranian entertainer talks to Julia Grosse about his role in "The Infidel", British humour and jokes about Muslims and Jews