Cole writes: "I have long held that the worst thing about religious fundamentalism is that it is humorless. And, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is proving me right."
Juan Cole; public intellectual, prominent blogger, essayist and professor of history. (photo: Informed Comment)
Egypt's War on Satire
01 April 13
have long held that the worst thing about religious fundamentalism is that it is humorless. And, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood is proving me right. The Egyptian Prosecutor General has issued a summons to Bassem Youssef for the comic’s satire on fundamentalist president Muhammad Morsi and for mocking ‘religions.
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