Albasheer Show (2014)
- Country
- Iraq
How it feels
An Iraqi host delivers weekly satirical commentary on politics and society. The show mixes humor with criticism of authority and has reached a wide audience despite broadcast restrictions.
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What happens
Albasheer Show (Arabic: البشير شو) is an Iraqi satirical news programme, created and hosted by Ahmed Albasheer. It currently airs weekly on DW's Arabic language channel, with episodes also posted onto YouTube. The show first premiered on 30 August 2014 and until 2017 aired intermittently on various Iraqi television channels. Pressure from the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission has meant that the show is no longer broadcast in Iraq, although citizens are able to access the programme online. By 2015 the show had a recorded audience of 19 million, over half of Iraq's total population, and the show and its host has been called among the most influential in the country, with it being cited as playing a major role in the 2019–2021 Iraqi protests. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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