elnadim-satire

 Satirical Title for International Publication “The Shiblanja Doctrine: An Egyptian Village Mayor, AIPAC, and the Great Fatir Trade War” Alternative titles: · “From Shiblanja to the UN: The Diary of Egypt’s Most Geopolitically Confused Mayor” · “Mayor of Shiblanja Threatens to Join Russia Over Fatir: A Diplomatic Cable” · “The Shiblanja Epic: How a Village Mayor Took On AIPAC and Invited New York to a Twinning Agreement” --- Translator’s Note for International Readers This text is a satirical mock-news report from Egypt. To appreciate the humor, non-Egyptian readers should know: · Shiblanja is a village in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt. An omda (mayor) is a local community leader, not the mayor of a major city. · Hajj is an honorific for someone who has performed the Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. · Fatir meshaltet is a traditional Egyptian layered pastry; mish is a traditional fermented Egyptian cheese. · AIPAC is the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a major pro-Israel lobby ...

Einstein and the Great Egyptian Vanishing Pound: A Scientific Mission to Solve the Impossible Part One: The Original Satirical Fantasy Professor Albert Einstein, the world-renowned scientist and the President of the Republic’s newly appointed scientific adviser, requested that Professor Alexander Murphy, a professor of physics and natural science at the University of Michigan in the United States and the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics, be summoned to assist him in his special mission: solving the Egyptian conundrum, discovering the causes of the country’s failure and backwardness, and identifying the chronic defects that have afflicted it. Their objective was to formulate a new theory capable of correcting the inverted Egyptian equation and deriving laws that could explain the condition of this country in a systematic manner. Professor Murphy had reportedly discovered a new physical theory concerning the evaporation of liquids—a theory that would turn our understanding of...

 Satirical Title for International Publication “Egypt Recruits Einstein from the Afterlife to Fix What 12 Years of Sisi Couldn’t” Alternative titles: · “Dead Genius Wanted: Egypt Hires Einstein as Economic Adviser” · “The Alamein Einstein: Egypt’s Last Hope Is a Physicist Who Died in 1955” · “Egypt’s New Economic Plan: Let a Dead Genius Solve the Living Crisis” Note: The text is unnumbered. I refer to it here as the “Einstein in Alamein” satire. --- English Translation Sisi announced that Egypt had recently negotiated at the highest level with the famous scientist Professor Einstein to second him to solve the overwhelming chaos striking the country and to explain the abject failure to rid itself of the deteriorating, suffocating economic crisis that has exhausted Egyptian governments for long decades to no avail—indeed, it grows worse day after day, despite the hundreds of billions of dollars that have entered Egypt since his auspicious arrival in 2013 and his undisputed seating on...

 Comprehensive English Analysis: "The Dar Al-Nadwa Summit in Herzliya – When Satan Leads the Arab-Israeli Alliance" --- Sarcastic Headline (for your English Blog) *"The Dar Al-Nadwa Summit: Kings and Princes Chant 'We Say Nothing But What Lucifer Said' – As Trump Leads a Unified Army to Destroy Iran!" * --- Full English Translation The kings, princes, and Arab presidents have arrived at the summit conference of "Dar Al-Nadwa" in Herzliya, in the presence of US President Donald Trump, during which ways and measures to disarm Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis will be discussed, and to eliminate their danger that threatens the security and stability of Israel and the Arab regimes. The conference will also discuss preparations for striking Iran and destroying its nuclear capabilities and its strategic stockpile of ballistic missiles. An invitation was extended to the global political activist Iblis Lucifer to attend the summit as an observer, given his...

 Comprehensive English Analysis: "The President's Drummer – When Propaganda Becomes a Ramadan Drama" --- Sarcastic Headline (for your English Blog) *"From 'The President's Cook' to 'The President's Drummer': The Story of the Opportunist Who Bet on the Military and Became El-Sisi's Drummer!" * --- Full English Translation After the massive popular success of the film "The President's Cook," the United Media Company has begun putting the final touches on its grandest new national production, to be aired next Ramadan: the series "The President's Drummer" (Al-Tabbal), in which a constellation of the biggest stars of cinema and television will participate. It tells the story of the rise of a poor, opportunistic young man to the court of Her Majesty, who managed to climb through the corridors of journalism by snitching on and scheming against his colleagues, and ingratiating himself with his superiors, so that he...