Weekend Reading: Comedy and the Islamic State, Protest and Failure in Egypt, and Insulting Erdogan
![A view shows actors during the filming of the set of the television series, whose title is loosely translated as "State of Myths" in Baghdad (Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters).](http://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/styles/slide_3_2/public/image/2016/04/WR04222016.webp)
Nathaniel Greenberg examines the use of comedy in Iraq to counter the narrative of the self-declared Islamic State.
One blogger expounds on the weaknesses and pitfalls of the Egyptian protest movement.
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Erik Tillman contends that the case of the German comedian charged with insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will have vastly different implications in Germany and Turkey.
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