A few short days after a video popularized by the Daily Mail showed an Islamic State fighter threatening to destroy the Pyramids of Giza, social media was abuzz once more with news related to the terrorist group. Although the former incident threatened the crown jewel of Egypt’s tourism and ancient history, the latter – namely the circulation of an episode of a show entitled Mini Daesh – was far more disturbing. Yes, you read that right – the show is called Mini Daesh (Mini ISIS). Aside from its horribly evident cheap production (using firecrackers hardly measures up to a “suicide belt”), this show makes a mockery of a threat that has torn up the region, displaced hundreds of thousands and claimed scores of innocent lives – and that Egypt has repeatedly pointed to as a reason for its clampdown on freedoms. This is a show that was created in Egypt, the country whose officials have time and time again pointed to terrorism as the reason behind the security crackdown that has seen hundreds of innocent youths rounded up and thrown into prisons. The same country that is spending millions of precious dollars to buy…
Mini Daesh: Prank Show Depicting ISIS Hostage Situation a New Low for Egyptian Television
June 14, 2016
