Parliament Amends Anti‑Terror Law – Karate Instructors, Storytellers, and Ramadan Drummers as 'Covert Terrorist Activities'
Comprehensive Analysis: "Parliament Amends Anti‑Terror Law – Karate Instructors, Storytellers, and Ramadan Drummers as 'Covert Terrorist Activities'" When Self‑Defense, Folk Culture, and Solidarity Become Terrorism: The Ultimate Satire of Authoritarian Overreach A Satirical Text by Al‑Nadim Al‑Raqmi (The Digital Nadim) --- Full English Translation Parliament will discuss tomorrow an amendment to the anti‑terrorism law and the drying up of its sources, which adds new professions to be classified as "covert terrorist activities," with penalties increased to life imprisonment with hard labor. These professions include: karate and kung fu instructors who teach violence to young people and develop their strength and courage; narrators of popular epics such as Antarah ibn Shaddad, who instill enthusiasm and zeal in souls; and the Ramadan drummer (musaharati) who wakes the sleeping and the heedless. Atris Abu Al‑Dahab stated that the amendments will also target th...