Ahmad Ragab (1928–12 September 2014) was an Egyptian
satirist
This is an incomplete list of writers, cartoonists and others known for involvement in satire – humorous social criticism. They are grouped by era and listed by year of birth. Included is a list of modern satires.
Early satirical authors
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whose writings appeared in the newspaper ''
Al-Akhbar''.
Ragab was 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 criticized Ragab for a 2001 ''Al-Akhbar'' column called "Thanks to
Hitler
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", in which he thanked the Nazi leader for the persecution of Jews and wrote "revenge on them was not enough."
References
BBC News
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Further reading
1928 births
2014 deaths
Egyptian satirists
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