Ahmed Albasheer

Ahmed Albasheer (Arabic: أحمد البشير) (born 21 October 1984) is an Iraqi comedian, journalist and director. He is most prominently known for creating the weekly political satire program Albasheer Show.[1] Inspired by comedians such as Jon Stewart,[2] he began broadcasting the show in 2014[3] and became one of the most famous comedians in Iraq,[4] with millions of Iraqis regularly watching his show.[5] The politically independent[6] show changed broadcasters numerous times.[7] His program is now broadcast on the Arabic Deutsche Welle channel from Amman in Jordan and on Youtube.[8]

Ahmed Albasheer
Born
Ahmed Abdul Hadi Abdul Salam

(1984-10-17) 17 October 1984
Anbar, Iraq
EducationBachelor of Media
Alma materBaghdad University
OccupationComedian, stand-up comedian, humor TV shows presenter, director, journalist
Years active2011–present
Known forAlbasheer Show
RelativesOthman Albasheer (brother)

Career

Albasheer created his eponymous Albasheer Show as a form of resistance against the terror and political corruption in Iraq.[9] The purpose of the show was to encourage dialogue over violence,[10] and played an integral role in the 2019–2020 Iraqi protests.[11] The show generated responses from a variety of actors.[12]

Personal life

Albasheer experienced many gruesome realities of the chaos in Iraq, having lost several family members and friends to terrorist attacks and kidnappings,[13] and was himself kidnapped and tortured.[14] Albasheer, similarly to 700,000 other Iraqis, fled Iraq to seek refuge in Jordan where he now lives.[15]

References
  1. "Ahmed Albasheer | Yale Greenberg World Fellows". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  2. "Ahmed Albasheer | Yale Greenberg World Fellows". worldfellows.yale.edu. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  3. "Gale General OneFile - Document - Iraqi regulator threatens TV satirist with legal action". go.gale.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  4. Rosenberg, Tina (2019-12-26). "Opinion | 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  5. Abdul-Jabbar, Wisam Kh.; Ali, Sabah Wajid (2019-11-26). "Sarcasm as Postcolonial Dialogue: Bloggers, Cultural Hegemony and Resistance". Culture and Dialogue. 7 (2): 167–184. doi:10.1163/24683949-12340065. ISSN 2222-3282.
  6. "Risking one's life for a laugh". www.tea-after-twelve.com (in German). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  7. "Gale General OneFile - Document - Iraqi regulator threatens TV satirist with legal action". go.gale.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  8. "Gale General OneFile - Document - Iraqi regulator threatens TV satirist with legal action". go.gale.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  9. Abdul-Jabbar, Wisam Kh.; Ali, Sabah Wajid (2019-11-26). "Sarcasm as Postcolonial Dialogue: Bloggers, Cultural Hegemony and Resistance". Culture and Dialogue. 7 (2): 167–184. doi:10.1163/24683949-12340065. ISSN 2222-3282.
  10. Kalian, Yousif (2017-10-06). "Baghdad Burlesque?". The American Interest. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  11. Rosenberg, Tina (2019-12-26). "Opinion | 'You Are Killing Us? We Will Make You a Joke.' Meet Ahmed Albasheer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  12. Kalian, Yousif (2017-10-06). "Baghdad Burlesque?". The American Interest. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  13. Sky, Emma (11 October 2019). "The enemies at home". New Statesman. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  14. Kalian, Yousif (2017-10-06). "Baghdad Burlesque?". The American Interest. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  15. Thompson, Rosie (2015-05-05). "Meet the 'Iraqi Jon Stewart' Who Ridicules ISIS for a Living". Vice (in Danish). Retrieved 2020-05-14.
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