Prominent Egyptian director Yousif Shahin denied recent rumors that he is banned from appearing on all local and satellite Egyptian television channels. It was stressed that Yousif never received any notification that he is not permitted from appearing and the chaos that was created, which was over Shahin’s remarks on one of the programs, is not the director’s fault.
It was added that the episode of the program “Al Bait Baitak”, which the director was held guest on, was never aired and that if there were any remarks unsuitable for television viewers, the censorship committee could easily eliminate them before allowing the episode to be broadcasted.
It was revealed that the administration of the Egyptian Broadcasting Company had decided to ban the appearance of Yousif on all its local and satellite channels, after the crisis he created when he appeared on the popular program “Al Bait Baitak”.
It was argued that during the episode Yousif was held guest on, his comments demanded extreme censorship and that he neglects to follow the set standards of what should and should not be said on television. Sharif’s manner was considered insulting to the presenter of the show and the people he had talked about.
Director of the program dropped a bombshell when he revealed that the episode was not filmed live and that it could have gone through censorship to cut out all the comments that were considered inappropriate.
The director added that the fact is that Yousif had requested that the episode not be aired because of his deteriorating health condition, which he accuses the organizers of the program to be the cause of. Yousif was admitted to hospital in Egypt after he suffered a brain stroke. Doctors were successful in treating him and stabilizing his condition.
