People & Stories Worth Knowing
The K ·
The 1.65 million followers on his Twitter account @BidzSaleh and hundreds of thousands of views on his youtube videos make Badr Saleh one of the most popular comedians in the Arab world.
His short comedic sketches make fun of the media and culture in the region, here is one of his recent videos critiquing the sorry state of Gulf television serials:
* In Arabic, no subtitles. If anyone has a translated version let us know.
The K ·
The K ·
@aljisrmusic hopes to be a 'bridge (Jisr) between music and comedy'. Their first music video uses humor to call attention to the overworked, underpaid and disrespected migrant worker who sings that he isn't afraid of his Kafil/sponsor.
“You think I’m scared?
I can see everything that you are up to”
The singers turn the usually insulting stereotypical portrayal of migrants on its head as they sing in the broken Arabic that is usually used to mock them on popular television. This time it is done as an act of defiance, as they hilariously blend the rap genre with local flair to lace the serious topic with enough tongue-in-cheek to get it passed around on everyone's social node.
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Anti-sponsorship system video goes viral
Listen to them mentioned on BBC World Service: Outside Source (at 38.17 mins)