Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Bassem Youssef, Politics of the Arabic Language, and Videos from Syria

Published: April 5, 2013 5:00 p.m.

Experts

By Steven A. Cook
Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies

Al-Monitor outlines the investigation of Egypt’s beloved comedian, Bassem Youssef.

Muftah discusses how nuances of the Arabic language reflect and affect the ever turbulent politics of the region.

A new resource, Syria Video, which compiles war videos and other information related to Syria’s ongoing civil war.