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Ahmed Ragab (satirist)

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Egyptian satirist

Ahmad Ragab (1928–12 September 2014) was an Egyptian satirist whose writings appeared in the newspaper Al-Akhbar. Ragab was known by writing "Nos Kelma" ("Half a Word"), usually a few lines of satire. He is sometimes considered a national institution.

In 1974, Ragab began working with cartoonist Mustafa Hussein to provide ideas and captions for the newspaper's cartoon on its last page, but they had a falling out in 2001.

The Anti-Defamation League criticized Ragab for a 2001 Al-Akhbar column called "Thanks to Hitler", in which he thanked the Nazi leader for the persecution of Jews and wrote "revenge on them was not enough."

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Notes

  1. "Egypt's King of Satire Ahmed Ragab Dies Aged 86". Egyptian Streets. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  2. et – Full Story
  3. Associated Press, January 30, 2003, "Mustafa Hussein's cartoons: drawing what Egyptians are thinking", Rawya Rageh
  4. "ADL Calls Egyptian Press Syndicate Honoring of Anti-Semitic Columnist "Outrageous" - Press Release". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  5. "ADL to Mubarak, Once Again: Speak Out Against Virulent Anti-Semitism in the Egyptian Press". Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-01-28.

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