The Audio Documentary is 9 minutes and 12 seconds long. It
is discussing the old art of criticism,
which is called Hijaa’. It started in the Arabian
Peninsula, where Arabs wrote it in poetry to make fun and criticize each other.
This form has been in practice since the Pre-Islamic era until now in
post-revolution Egypt, but of course with some changes. So, basically my
documentary is presenting how hijaa’ transformed from it’s traditional form to
the sarcastic show that is presented by the famous Egyptian Bassem Youssef.
Credits
Dr. Adam Talib (Islamic History Professor at AUC)
Ayman Wattar and Khalid Mansour (Writers for Al Bernameg)
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Music
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