The B+ Bassem Youssef Show

You've all heard of the Daily Show and the Colbert Report, but the newest latest political news comedy is not coming out of America, but is made in Egypt. Bassem Youssef is Egypt's newest home-grown media star, who began his career in media during the Egyptian revolution on YouTube (by trade, he is a heart surgeon), when he began broadcasting from his laundry room because of a passion to make a difference and provide alternative media to the trash that the state media (aka Fox news Egypt) was throwing in people's faces. Bassem Youssef is now going from the net to a wider audience on television, with his first show B+ The Bassem Youssef show, which is a riotous look at the upheaval that is Egypt these days.

Check out the Bassem Youssef Channel on Youtube or follow on Twitter.

Youth Power

I moved to Egypt after living in Europe for over half a decade. One of the most striking differences (and indeed, there were many) was in the age difference. In Egypt, I think a baby is born every 2 seconds or something incredible like this. Young people abound, energetic, hopeful, full of change, and very different from their parent's generation. That was how I felt when I first came here 10 years ago, and that feeling just grows with time. There is incredible talent and brain power in this region, let us hope the youth will have a chance to put it to good use and improve their own lives and the lives of those around them.

Helwa ya baladi (beautiful, my country)

In 1979, Dalida gave Egypt a fabulous tribute in what is probably the most captivating and memorable national song ever performed. Note: the meaning of Helwa in Arabic is much more than just beautiful in English, it is something more like sweetness, like honey.

Freedom Bus

Get on the bus!





The freedom bus is an initiative started by a friend of mine who was concerned about Egypt's upcoming elections and wanted to do something to improve education about rights. Manned by groups if volunteers, the bus travels around Egypt and delivers educational presentations, videos, role playing, and engages the citizens in the street in informed dialogue about the election process and democratic citizenship.





To learn more or support this incredible initiative, visit the group's Facebook Page for Freedom Bus

Resourcefulness

A Protestor protects his head
in the Egyptian Revolution
Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

Egypt is a country of fabulous resourcefulness.

Walk Like an Egyptian