A Conversation with Ahmad Al-Basheer: Iraqi Comedian, Activist, Celebrity.

Iraqi broadcaster Ahmad Al-Basheer, whose satirical take on the news has earned him hundreds of thousands of viewers around the world, discusses Iraqi politics, protests, and who can take a joke in this interview with Bilal Wahab, the Washington Institute's Nathan and Esther Wagner Fellow. Their wide-ranging conversation, presented on January 21, 2020, was sponsored by the Institute's LINK program which provides innovative programs for young professionals from across Washington's policy community.