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Gehad's Hashtag Jihad

Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Gehad El Haddad might be Twitter enemy number one, but he sure does bring out the best in Egyptian humour...

Staff Writer

Gehad's Hashtag Jihad

Gehad Haddad has become a Disney-esque villain in the pantomime that is Egypt's political landscape, but instead of a crystal ball or a wand, he is armed with skewed intellect and sharp British accent that would make a pig commit suicide out of fear of being haram. Yesterday, a ridiculously petulant #GehadElHaddadIsABigLiar hashtag started to trend on Twitter. Even more ridiculously, the Muslim Brotherhood began to circulate #GehadElHaddadShowedMe themselves to levitate him to a shining light of fortitude; a political north star. But unfortunately for the Brotherhood, it backfired and #GehadElHaddadShowedMe that the Egyptian silver tongue and dark humour is still alive and kicking, despite the turmoil...

 
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