CAIRO — Is it clever, acid-tongued satire or blatant fake news and propaganda? "Waraa el-Setara” ("Behind the Curtain"), the Egyptian version of the British satirical puppet show “Spitting Images” and the French “Les Guignol,” is being hotly discussed on Egyptian social media.
Ever since its launch on YouTube on July 1, “Waraa el-Setara” has been poking fun at regional leaders from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Other global leaders such as US President Donald Trump, former Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi, former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir, former Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Than also get their share, though so far Egyptian President Abdul Fatah al-Sisi has not appeared.
