Damascus, Dec 24, 2024 (AFP) - 'No more fear': Stand-up comedy returns to post-Assad Syria

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2024-12-24

In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers. Melki Mardini, a performer in the Syrian capital's stand-up scene, is among those embracing newfound freedoms. "The regime has fallen," he declares from the stage, referring to Bashar al-Assad's abrupt departure earlier this month, ending more than half a century of his fa......

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