Let him wear it!
September 2, 2015 4:09 PM Subscribe
Egyptian president (1956-1970) Gamal Abdel Nasser uses comedic timing to entertain a live audience by recalling his meeting with the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in 1953. "What did he request?" [Pause]. "The first thing he asked for was to make wearing a hijab mandatory in Egypt, and demand that every woman walking in the street wear a scarf" . Hilarity ensues.
Nasser's relations with the Muslim Brotherhood after 1953 were much less amusing, but that's another story.
Nasser's relations with the Muslim Brotherhood after 1953 were much less amusing, but that's another story.
The interesting thing about this video is that the audience seems to be composed entirely of men.
posted by cubby at 5:23 PM on September 2, 2015
posted by cubby at 5:23 PM on September 2, 2015
No, the interesting thing about this video are those gorgeous ribbon mics.
posted by johnnyace at 6:58 PM on September 2, 2015
posted by johnnyace at 6:58 PM on September 2, 2015
That was interesting, but what I really want to know is what that daughter went on to do with her life.
posted by benito.strauss at 5:57 PM on September 3, 2015
posted by benito.strauss at 5:57 PM on September 3, 2015
Sort of related? Hengameh Golestan’s best photograph: Iranian women rebel against the 1979 hijab law
ah remember that time when this whole thing is so literally unbelievable it's actually a joke?
posted by cendawanita at 7:12 PM on September 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
ah remember that time when this whole thing is so literally unbelievable it's actually a joke?
posted by cendawanita at 7:12 PM on September 3, 2015 [2 favorites]
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