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arista
02-01-2019, 04:30 PM
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Hasan used to work on the Daily Show.


[Netflix has removed an episode of a satirical comedy show, apparently in response to criticism from Saudi officials.
An episode of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj included the American-born Muslim comic criticising Saudi Arabia after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October.
Mr Khashoggi was a fierce critic of the Saudi rulers.

The 33-year-old attacked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying: "He has been getting away with autocratic s**t like this for years with almost no blowback from the international community.

"It blows my mind that it took the killing of a Washington Post journalist for everyone to go, 'Oh, I guess he's really not a reformer.'"]

https://news.sky.com/story/netflix-criticised-after-pulling-satire-show-that-criticised-saudi-prince-11596606

Tom4784
02-01-2019, 04:37 PM
They should really mention that it's only been pulled in Saudi Arabia in the headline but I suppose that doesn't make for such good clickbait.

arista
02-01-2019, 04:41 PM
They should really mention that it's only been pulled in Saudi Arabia in the headline but I suppose that doesn't make for such good clickbait.


Yes fair point