‘The Jon Stewart from the Arabic World’-the creator of The Program, typically the most popular television show in Egypt’s history-chronicles his transformation from heart cosmetic surgeon to political satirist, and will be offering crucial insight into the Arab Spring, the Egyptian Trend, and the turmoil roiling the present day Middle East.

Bassem Youssef’s incendiary satirical information system, Al-Bernameg (THIS PROGRAM), chronicled the events of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, nov President Hosni Mubarak, and the rise of about Trend for Dummies Mubarak’s successor, Mohamed Morsi. Youssef not only captured his nation’s dissent but stamped it along with his personal brand of funny political criticism, in which the Egyptian government became the prime laughing stock.

Therefore potent were Youssef’s skits, jokes, and commentary, the authoritarian government accused him of insulting the Egyptian presidency and Islam. After a six-hour very long police interrogation, Youssef was released. While his case was eventually dismissed, his television show was terminated, and Youssef, fearful for his protection, fled his homeland.

In Trend for Dummies, Youssef recounts his existence and offers hysterical riffs in the hypocrisy, instability, and corruption which has long animated Egyptian politics. In the attempted cover-up from the violent clashes in Tahrir Square towards the government’s announcement it had made the world’s initial ‘AIDS get rid of’ machine, towards the conviction of officials that Youssef was a CIA operative-recruited by Jon Stewart-to bring down the country through sarcasm. There’s very much more-and it’s all insanely true.

Interweaving the dramatic and uplifting stories from the development of his popular television show and his rise as the most contentious funny-man in Egypt, Youssef’s humorous, fast-paced assumes dictatorship, revolution, as well as the unforeseeable destiny of democracy in the Modern Middle East provides much needed hope and lots of healing laughs.