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Egypt: Jokes Not Allowed

Written byAmira Al Hussaini
Posted 22 March 2007 18 years ago

Egypt-based blogger Issandr El Amrani links to an article which claimed that the State Security banned Kifaya leader Dr. Abdul Wahab Al Meseiri from holding seminar on jokes.

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