Egypt’s ‘Jon Stewart’ Lays Bare Nation’s Deepening Rifts
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Egypt’s leading political satirist faces a judicial investigation amid allegations he ridiculed the military in a show that highlighted the depth of the country’s divisions.
Bassem Youssef, who had been off-air since favored targets President Mohamed Mursi and the Muslim Brotherhood were pushed from power by the army in July, returned last week with his Al Bernameg program, poking fun at the pro-military mood that’s gripped the country in his absence.