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El Koshary Today
''El Koshary Today'' is an Egyptian online news website that features satire and political parody. The website is named for a common Egyptian dish consisting of a spaghetti mixture that may also contain lentils, rice, and chickpeas. According to Zohny, "Koshary is sort of a very reflective meal of the country in the sense that it's a very chaotic kind of meal". Beginnings The website began in 2008 when three friends got together to start a newspaper similar to America's ''The Onion'', but with a specific philosophy. When a newsprint edition didn't work out, they decided to publish online. Initially they wrote anonymously under the pen names Makarona (macaroni), Ward Zeyada (extra onions) and Subar Lox (large-sized Koshary). News items are not added on any schedule, but as inspiration strikes. Past topics have included the 2011 revolution as well as the 2012 elections. Regular features The El Koshary Today portal has the appearance of a mainstream news site. Sections are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abu Tariq Koshari
Abu or ABU may refer to: Places * Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan * Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan * Ahmadu Bello University, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria * Atlantic Baptist University, a Christian university located in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada * Elephantine, Egypt, known as Abu to the Ancient Egyptians * A. A. Bere Tallo Airport (IATA: ABU), in Atambua, Indonesia * Mount Abu, the highest mountain in the Indian state of Rajasthan People * Abu (Arabic term), a component of some Arabic names * Ab (Semitic), a common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic * Abu al-Faraj (other) * Abu Baker Asvat, a murdered South African activist and medical doctor * Abu Ibrahim (other) * Abu Mohammed (other) * Abu Salim (other) *Abdul-Malik Abu (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Premier Basketball League * Raneo Abu, Filipino politician Other uses * Abu (god), a minor god of veget ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Satirical Magazines
This is a list of satirical magazines which have a satirical bent, and which may consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes. List See also * List of satirists and satires * List of satirical news websites * List of satirical television news programs This is a list of satirical television news programs with a satirical bent, or parodies of news broadcasts, with either real or fake stories for mainly humorous purposes. The list does not include sitcoms or other programs set in a news-broadcast ... References {{Reflist Lists of magazines, Satirical Satirical magazines, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Satirical News Websites
This is a list of satirical news websites which have a satirical bent, are parodies of news, which consist of fake news stories for mainly humorous purposes. Definition The best-known example is ''The Onion'', the online version of which started in 1996. These sites are not to be confused with fake news websites, which deliberately publish hoaxes in an attempt to profit from gullible readers. News satire is a type of parody presented in a format typical of mainstream journalism, and called a satire because of its content. News satire is not to be confused with fake news that has the intent to mislead. News satire is popular on the web, where it is relatively easy to mimic a credible news source and stories may achieve wide distribution from nearly any site. List Defunct * The Daily Currant * Faking News * Southend News Network See also ;Satirical news * News satire * List of satirists and satires * List of satirical magazines * List of satirical television news programs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Satirical Television News Programs
This is a list of satirical television news programs with a satirical bent, or parodies of news broadcasts, with either real or fake stories for mainly humorous purposes. The list does not include sitcoms or other programs set in a news-broadcast work environment, such as the US ''Mary Tyler Moore'', the UK's ''Drop The Dead Donkey'', the Australian ''Frontline'', or the Canadian '' The Newsroom''. Albania * ''Fiks Fare'', first satirical and investigative TV show in Albania (2003–present) Armenia * '' ArmComedy'' (2012–Present) Australia * ''CNNNN'' (2002-2003) * ''Frontline (Australian TV series)'' (1994-1997) * '' The Late Report'' (1999) * ''Newstopia'' (2007-2008) * ''Rubbery Figures'' (1984-1990) * ''Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell'' (2012–Present) * ''The Roast'' (2012-2014) * ''The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'' (2015–Present) * ''Tonightly with Tom Ballard'' (2017–2018) Austria * '' Wilkommen Österreich'' Belgium * '' Décodeurs de l'Info'', a sati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satirical Websites
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. Under Contemporary, 1930-1960 P.J. O'Rourke Joe Queenan Early satirical authors *Aesop (c. 620–560 BCE, Ancient Greece) – ''Aesop's Fables'' *Diogenes (c. 412–323 BCE, Ancient Greece) *Aristophanes (c. 448–380 BCE, Ancient Greece) – ''The Frogs'', '' The Birds'', and '' The Clouds'' *Gaius Lucilius (c. 180–103 BCE, Roman Republic) * Horace (65–8 BCE, Roman Republic) – ''Satires'' *Ovid (43 BCE – 17 CE, Roman Republic/Roman Empire) – '' The Art of Love'' *Seneca the Younger (c. 4 BCE – 65 CE, Hispania/Rome) – ''Apocolocyntosis'' *Persius (34–62 CE, Roman Empire) * Petronius (c. 27–66 CE, Roman Empire) – ''Satyricon'' *Juvenal (1st to early 2nd cc. CE, Roman Empire) – ''Satires'' * Lucian (c. 120–180 CE, Roman Empire) *Apuleius (c. 123 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
