An Egyptian comedian has sparked anger by using blackface in a sketch and mocking Sudanese people, drawing attention to what experts say is a deeper racism problem in the region.
Speaking Sudanese Arabic and wearing blackface, Shaimaa Seif chatted to Egyptian commuters on a bus as part of a sketch aired on the programme"Shaklabaz".
There have been calls to boycott MBC, but neither the broadcaster nor Seif have apologised for the sketch since it was aired on May 10. She was referring to unprecedented mass protests in Sudan that led to the ouster last month of longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir. In December, Bushra, a well-known actress and singer, released a video clip showing a man in a black mask.
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