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The comedian and political satirist Ahmed Albasheer is the most popular media figure in Iraq—half of the country regularly tunes into his show. An outspoken critic of government corruption, Albasheer has also lamented the failure of the 2003 U.S. invasion and the toppling of Saddam Hussein to bring democracy to the country."In Iraq, we have this saying that before Saddam we had one Saddam and now we have a thousand Saddams," Albasheer told Reason during an interview conducted in Miami at the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum, a conference that gathers media figures, activists, and dissidents to talk about government oppression and human rights violations all over the world. The Albasheer Show, which started in 2014 and airs weekly on DW's Arabic channel, disappeared from Iraq's TV channels after the country's Communications and Media Commission banned it on the grounds that it wasn't "culturally appropriate." Iraqis are still able to watch the show online. Albasheer was also a supporter of the protest movement that started in 2019, which has called for an end to the sectarian political system established by the U.S. The Swiss-based Global Influence Research Centre named Albasheer one of the 20 most influential people in the Arab world.Born and raised in Ramadi, which experienced the worst of the Iraq War, Albasheer lost several family members, including his brother and father. In 2005, he was kidnapped and tortured by a Shia militia. He hasn't stepped foot in his country since 2011.The U.S. invasion "brought even worse people," he says. "When you ask Iraqis, they say [before 2003] at last we had security…now anyone with a black suit and a black mask can break into my house and take me and kill my family."Written and narrated by Noor Greene; intro edited by Isaac Reese; interview edited by Ian Keyser; shot by John Osterhoudt and Jim EpsteinMusic: Antionetta Song by BoreÍs, ArtlistPhotos: Sebastian Castelier/SIPA/Newscom, Stringer/Iraq/Reuters/NewscomThe post Iraqi Comedian Ahmed Albasheer: The U.S. Invasion Created a Thousand Saddams appeared first on Reason.com.

The comedian and political satirist Ahmed Albasheer is the most popular media figure in Iraq—half of the country regularly tunes into his show. An outspoken critic of government corruption, Albasheer has also lamented the failure of the 2003 U.S. invasion and the toppling of Saddam Hussein to bring democracy to the country."In Iraq, we have this saying that before Saddam we had one Saddam and now we have a thousand Saddams," Albasheer told Reason during an interview conducted in Miami <a href="https://oslofreedomforum.com/speakers/ahmed-albasheer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">at the 2021 Oslo Freedom Forum</a>, a conference that gathers media figures, activists, and dissidents to talk about government oppression and human rights violations all over the world. The Albasheer Show, which started in 2014 and <a href="https://www.dw.com/ar/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A7%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D9%8A/av-59080818" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">airs weekly on DW's Arabic channel,</a> disappeared from Iraq's TV channels after the<a href="http://www.alsumaria.tv/news/166632/%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> country's Communications and Media Commission</a> banned it on the grounds that it wasn't "culturally appropriate." Iraqis are still able to watch the show online. Albasheer was also a supporter of the protest movement that started in 2019, which has called for an end to the sectarian political system established by the U.S. The Swiss-based Global Influence Research Centre named Albasheer <a href="https://cmes.macmillan.yale.edu/people/ahmed-albasheer" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">one of the 20 most influential people in the Arab world.</a>Born and raised in Ramadi, which experienced the worst of the Iraq War, Albasheer lost several family members, including his brother and father. In 2005, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/26/opinion/albasheer-show-iraq-political-revolution.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">he was kidnapped and tortured by a Shia militia</a>. He hasn't stepped foot in his country since 2011.The U.S. invasion "brought even worse people," he says. "When you ask Iraqis, they say [before 2003] at last we had security…now anyone with a black suit and a black mask can break into my house and take me and kill my family."Written and narrated by Noor Greene; intro edited by Isaac Reese; interview edited by Ian Keyser; shot by John Osterhoudt and Jim EpsteinMusic: Antionetta Song by BoreÍs, ArtlistPhotos: Sebastian Castelier/SIPA/Newscom, Stringer/Iraq/Reuters/NewscomThe post <a href="https://reason.com/video/2021/10/19/iraqi-comedian-ahmed-albasheer-the-u-s-invasion-left-a-saddam-on-every-corner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iraqi Comedian Ahmed Albasheer: The U.S. Invasion Created a Thousand Saddams</a> appeared first on <a href="https://reason.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reason.com</a>.

Iraqi Comedian Ahmed Albasheer: The U.S. Invasion Created a Thousand Saddams

أحمد البشير هو فنان كوميدي وصحفي ومخرج عراقي معروف بكونه مبتكر ومقدم البرنامج الأسبوعي البشير. تم اختياره كواحد من أكثرعشرين شخصية مؤثرة في العالم العربي من قبل مركز أبحاث التأثير العالمي. يتحدث أحمد عن عدم الاستقرار والصعوبات في حياته ، ولكن دائمًا مع لمسة من الفكاهة .هذا الحلقة سوف تتركم مستمتعون بالتأكيد . شاهد لمعرفة المزيد!

أحمد البشير هو فنان كوميدي وصحفي ومخرج عراقي معروف بكونه مبتكر ومقدم البرنامج الأسبوعي البشير. تم اختياره كواحد من أكثرعشرين شخصية مؤثرة في العالم العربي من قبل مركز أبحاث التأثير العالمي. يتحدث أحمد عن عدم الاستقرار والصعوبات في حياته ، ولكن دائمًا مع لمسة من الفكاهة .هذا الحلقة سوف تتركم مستمتعون بالتأكيد . شاهد لمعرفة المزيد!

#ABtalks with Ahmed Albasheer - مع احمد البشير | Chapter 86

Mohammad Shtayyeh

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Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Trump's Middle East Peace Plan, which Palestine lies at the heart of but apparently had no say in. He explains how this came about and why he refuses to back it. Philip Hammond, former British Foreign Secretary, reflects on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's support of the plan as well as Brexit and the future of UK politics. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Ahmed Albasheer, host and director of the "Albasheer Show," to talk about his show, the ongoing protests in Iraq and his personal story.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Mohammad Shtayyeh, the Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss President Trump's Middle East Peace Plan, which Palestine lies at the heart of but apparently had no say in. He explains how this came about and why he refuses to back it. Philip Hammond, former British Foreign Secretary, reflects on UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's support of the plan as well as Brexit and the future of UK politics. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Ahmed Albasheer, host and director of the "Albasheer Show," to talk about his show, the ongoing protests in Iraq and his personal story.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit <a href="https://cnn.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cnn.com/privacy</a>

Amanpour: Mohammad Shtayyeh, Philip Hammond, Ahmed Albasheer