Khaled El-Sawy, the star of the show (right)
The tiny minority of extremists is getting applause from trendy theatregoers in Cairo. From the New York Times, with thanks to LGF:
“It allows people to exercise a kind of hour of hate, or whatever George Orwell called it,” said Nehad Selaiha, a drama critic for Egypt’s main newspaper, Al Ahram. “It’s just a piece of political cabaret which is shallow and one-sided; it sort of panders to the feeling of political frustration.”Some critics were especially disparaging of what appears to be a salute to suicide bombers in the middle of the play. While General Fox is giving a news conference, parrying questions about American casualties in Iraq by pretending that he cannot hear, a fanatic tries to kill him.
The huge television screen used as the backdrop then lights up with a videotaped suicide note from the would-be assassin preaching jihad. The scene never fails to draw big applause.
Mr. Sawy (writer, director and star of the play) defends the scene, noting that the attack occurs when there are only American military men on stage, not civilians.
Only American servicemen on stage. That makes it all right? Oh well. Remind me not to go to theatre in Egypt, I might throw up.
yes i do salute all those who resist all over the world the new wave of imperialism under the anglo-american -and israeli- umbrella, i do deffend those who attack enemies of civilization, i am on their side those who fight against capitalist globalization which makes oil more valuable than blood.. long live the revolution, back to 1968 anti war and anti imperialism movement, back to the power of the masses, back to victory in vietnam.. after years of surrender..back to revolution.
khaled el-sawy
writer and director of "messing with minds".. egypt.
My dear Khaled,
If you are indeed who you say you are, thanks for dropping by.
A couple of questions:
1. Do you believe that suicide attacks on Israeli civilians are justified on Islamic grounds?
2. Do you support the goal of Hamas and other groups: the institution of Sharia wherever and whenever possible, including the laws for dhimmis?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cordially,
Robert Spencer
i do belive that a true and real expresion of what is happing in the region is something to be highly apreciated and to express the injustice captured inside all of us and really make a diffrence is a HUGE sucsess... and everything he presented is true isn't it?!