SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Associated Press - Egyptian actress faces backlash after appearing in blackface

12/5/19: Associated Press – Egyptian actress faces backlash after appearing in blackface, by Samy Magdy

Egyptian actress Shimaa Seif has faced a backlash after appearing on a TV prank show in blackface in a demeaning imitation of a Sudanese woman.

In an episode of the “Shaklabaz” program aired last week, comedian Shimaa Seif tried to annoy people on a microbus by speaking loudly in the Sudanese dialect. She then asked a man for a kiss before revealing her true identity.

Many Sudanese viewers expressed outrage on social media, calling the performance insulting and racist. Others called for boycotting the TV station and the production company, with the hashtag “boycott MBC Masr” in Arabic.