By HA Hellyer Bassem Youssefs criticism of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was very different than that of Morsi: The program was far more delicate and careful with the military-backed government. Part of that was likely strategic: Under Morsi, a broad spectrum of institutions -- inside and outside of the state -- were not happy with the fact that he was president, which gave Youssef a certain amount of space in which to operate. When Sisis military-backed government took power, it became a different ballgame altogether: If Youssefs program chose to back the nationalistic theme that was then (and now) dominating the Egyptian media, he would be among friends; if he went against the grain, he would be gaining enemies across all of Egypts institutions. He and his team chose the latter -- and that choice is what eventually led to the end of the show.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:53:11 +0000
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