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Syrian online satirical show gains popularity

A group of Syrian opposition activists has made an online satirical show criticizing well-known figures of the Syrian political scene and mainly focusing on President Bashar al-Assad.
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DAMASCUS — On its Facebook page, the Online Production Company has been posting since May a satirical cartoon series called "Siyaseh Noss Com." The main characters of the series are political figures in the Syrian arena such as President Bashar al-Assad, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, Syrian National Coalition head ​Khaled Khoja and Louay Hussein, head of the Building the Syrian State movement. Assad is the main focus as a pivotal figure and target of criticism and ridicule.

The animated series is a creation of young members of the Syrian opposition such as Samir al-Matfi, who also goes by the name of Songa. Songa also handles the administrative account of the satirical opposition Facebook page “The Chinese Revolution,” which was created in December 2012. This page was among the first that used satire to call for the fall of the Syrian regime and gained wide popularity at the beginning of the Syrian revolution.

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