October 03, 2006

Saudi TV Show Spoofs Terrorists

The Saudi television show Tash Ma Tash makes fun of Islamic militancy, Monte Python style, with an episode entitled, “Terror Academy Awards" and earns a Fatwa!

MSNBC: Staff on the show have received death threats for what some consider brazen impertinence; meanwhile, senior sheikhs issued a religious edict(Fatwa) which deemed it was sinful to watch "Tash MaTash" after an episode skewered religious judges for working only three hours a day. Another episode was heavily criticized by clerics and others when it ridiculed the practice of requiring women to be accompanied by a male relative or a husband when dining out.

Judging from their episode this week mocking so-called terror academies, they won’t win any new fans in the militant world this year either.

In Wednesday night's installment, a man was shown going to a police station in search of his missing nephew, only to be told that the youth had joined a terror organization. The uncle leaves shocked and tearful.

The scene then shifts to a fundamentalist academy where gullible young men are being trained. The nephew is shown learning how to disguise himself in women's robes and adapt feminine mannerisms, despite a burgeoning mustache.

Later, he chats with a peer who says he has used a suicide belt nine times — and reassures the gullible nephew that he didn't feel much pain when it exploded.

The scene then shifts to a graduation ceremony where bearded and robed militants are shown chanting "God is Great" as they take their seats. Meanwhile, a chorus of white robed men draped in ammunition belts and brandishing rifles take the stage while chanting that religion will protect them.

A smiling, long-haired blond beauty in a gauzy evening gown was MC-ing the event. "We won her in an attack," explained the chief militant to his scandalized colleague....

...Even before Ramadan began, contributors to pro-al-Qaida Web sites anticipated were already grumbling about irreverent Ramadan serials.
Recognizing the huge viewership of "Tash Ma Tash," a contributor to a militant site bemoaned the effectiveness of the show. "This episode of 'Tash Ma Tash' turned everything upside down," he wrote.

I found a couple clips of the show on youtube so you can get the general feel of the show. Looks funny. I dunno, I don’t speak Arabic.

hat Tip: Larwyn Via American Thinker.

Oh and I almost Forgot, Death to America!

Interesting find while searching.