Ahmed Ragab
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Ahmad Ragab is an Egypt
ian satirist whose writings appear in the newspaper Al-Akhbar. Ragab is known by writing "Nos Kelma" ("Half a Word"), usually a few lines of satire. He is sometimes considered a national institution.
In 1974, Ragab began working with cartoonist Mustafa Hussein
to provide ideas and captions for the newspaper's cartoon on its last page, but they had a falling out in 2001.
The Anti-Defamation League
has criticized Ragab for a 2001 Al-Akhbar column called "Thanks to Hitler
", in which he thanked the Nazi leader for the persecution of Jews and wrote "revenge on them was not enough."
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
ian satirist whose writings appear in the newspaper Al-Akhbar. Ragab is known by writing "Nos Kelma" ("Half a Word"), usually a few lines of satire. He is sometimes considered a national institution.
In 1974, Ragab began working with cartoonist Mustafa Hussein
Mustafa Hussein
Mustafa Hussein is a cartoonist artist, painter and journalist, who was born in 1935, Cairo, Egypt. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, department of photography in 1959.-Awards and honors:...
to provide ideas and captions for the newspaper's cartoon on its last page, but they had a falling out in 2001.
The Anti-Defamation League
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...
has criticized Ragab for a 2001 Al-Akhbar column called "Thanks to Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
", in which he thanked the Nazi leader for the persecution of Jews and wrote "revenge on them was not enough."