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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Trending: Parodies of Islamic State

Is it ok to laugh at Islamic State?

This week a video of an Egyptian wedding went viral when the groom staged a mock Islamic State kidnapping. It was meant to surprise the guests and make people laugh at the terrorist group. Surprising, yes, but it’s not the first video of this kind to trend. As the internet fills with more and more comic parodies of Islamic State’s propaganda videos, we ask: do they dilute the danger or are they a defence against fear? We speak to Neil Durkin from Amnesty International, and Egyptian tweeter Mona El Ashry.

(Image: Facebook video of IS parody posted by Ahmed Shehata. Copyright: Ahmed Shehata)

10 minutes

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Mon 9 Mar 2015 16:20GMT

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  • Mon 9 Mar 2015 16:20GMT