A History of Arab Photoshop
A History of Hope
Arab League of Dates
A History of American Prejudice
The Wives of Arab Tyrants
The Abuse of Arab Jews
It has been widely reported now even in the American press that a state newspaper in Egypt purposely doctored a photo to make it appear as if their beloved and senile dictator Mubarak was leading the pack of "leaders" at a recent White House Mideast "peace process" summit:
Beyond smearing the opposition with petty attacks, the state media also seeks to promote the image of a strong Mubarak leadership with the silly goal that if Egyptians see their president as a strong leader they’ll conclude ‘well, unfortunately he is now too sick to go on much longer, but, hey, we can settle for his son’. The promotion of Mubarak is more for the son, Gamal Mubarak, than the father. Egyptians, of course, do not fall for such transparent and cheap propaganda, but never underestimate the depths of low and lower the state media will resort.
But the Egyptian state press is not alone in doctoring for political purposes. The Jordanian media has also been caught doctoring images. Consider this image of Queen Rayna:
Apparently, the sleeveless shirt was a little too risky for some in the Jordanian media who prefer to have their Queen be more modest. So some papers ran this image:
All of this is so humorous for Arabs. That with all the problems in the region, their leaders or 'leaderesses' would be so concerned about an image and their placement in it or what they are wearing. As if image, and not substance, will confer legitimacy and popularity to their regimes. Many just laugh and find ways to mock it, as did this Egyptian:
H/T: Angry Arab.
