IN post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.
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'No more fear': Stand-up comedy returns to post-Assad Syria

In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.

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'No More Fear': Stand-Up Comedy Returns To Post-Bashar al-Assad Syria

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DAMASCUS — In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.

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Ambassador Hazem Khairat, the former Egyptian ambassador to Syria, said that he did not expect the fall of Bashar al-Assad despite all the facts.

قال السفير حازم خيرت سفير مصر السابق في سوريا، إنه لم يكن يتوقع سقوط بشار الأسد رغم كل المعطيات.

سفير مصر السابق بسوريا: لم أتوقع سقوط بشار الأسد.. وهناك مخاوف من البديل  -          بوابة الشروق

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Former Egyptian Ambassador to Syria: I did not expect the fall of Bashar al-Assad.. and there are fears of the alternative - Al-Shorouk Gate

Damascus, Syria: In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are reemerging to break taboos, mock the former president and his regime, and even test the waters with Damascus' new rulers. Melki Mardini, an artist in the Syrian capital's stand-up scene, is among those embracing the newfound freedoms. “The regime has fallen,” he declares from the podium, referring […]

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Stand-up comedy returns to post-Bashar al-Assad Syria

Damascus, Syria:  In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus’s new rulers. Melki Mardini, a performer in the Syrian capital’s stand-up scene, is among those embracing newfound freedoms. “The regime has fallen,” he declares from the stage, referring to Bashar al-Assad’s abrupt departure earlier this month, ending more than half …

'No more fear': Stand-up comedy returns to post-Assad Syria

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