Feras Bugnah

Feras Bugnah (born September 29, 1987) is a Saudi Arabian filmmaker, video blogger and actor. His YouTube video series, called "Malob Aleyna", or "We Are Being Cheated", highlights social inequalities and political issues that the group of filmmakers feels are being overlooked by the Saudi government and specifically King Abdullah. He was reportedly arrested in 2011 for a particular episode of this series that exposed poverty in Riyadh. He is also known for a series called Malub Aleina/Malob Aleyna in which he educates viewers on the viewpoints of members of Saudi's lower classes.

Feras Bugnah
Born (1987-09-29) September 29, 1987
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
NationalitySaudi Arabian
EducationPrince Sultan University
Occupation(s)Video blogger, actor, filmmaker
Known forVideo series "Malob Aleyna" and "Youmak Maai"
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2009
Subscribers49.1 thousand[1]
Total views3.39 million[1]
Last updated: 5 June 2020

Youmak Maai

The YouTube series "Youmak Maii", which translates to "Your Day With Me", highlights different social and economic viewpoints of Saudi society. All five characters in the show are played by Feras Bugnah. Each episode features Bugnah playing a different character, such as a street cleaner, blind man, and a street beggar.[2]

Malob Aleyna

The video series "We Are Being Cheated" (also known as "Mal3ob3lena" online). The series began in the summer of 2011. In the series Feras Bugnah is seen on-camera, narrating the reports and interviewing subjects. The group hopes their videos will bring about change in systems they feel are poorly implemented.[3]

Arrest and detainment

Feras Bugnah, along with Malob Aleyna colleagues Hosam al-Deraiwish and Khaled al-Rasheed, were reportedly detained on October 16, 2011, just six days after an episode of their show was posted on YouTube and viewed by hundreds of thousands.[4] This particular episode highlighted the poverty in the Al-Jaroudiya region of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.[3] All three men were released on October 30 of that same year.[4]

References
  1. "About Feras Bugnah". YouTube.
  2. "Feras Bugnah's many faces | Arab News — Saudi Arabia News, Middle East News, Opinion, Economy and more". Arabnews.com. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-18.
  3. "Saudi Video Blogger Reportedly Detained for Showing Poverty in Riyadh". 19 October 2011.
  4. http://www.sampsoniaway.org/blog/2011/11/15/“we-are-being-cheated”-saudi-arabian-filmmakers-detained-for-film-on-poverty/

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