Egypt’s Ali G.
A new Egyptian TV show features a fake Italian talk show host who interviews unsuspecting Egyptian officials. He asks them sexually suggestive questions, which is taboo in Egypt. But the flamboyant host of �La Sosta Culturale’ steers well clear of political satire. Julia Simon reports.
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