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Feras Bugnah
Feras Bugnah
Born
Riyadh
NationalitySaudi Arabian
CitizenshipSaudi Arabia
EducationPrince Sultan University
Occupation(s)Video Blogger, Actor, Filmmaker
Known forVideo Series "Malob Aleyna" and "Youmak Maai"

Feras Bugnah is a well-known 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.

Youmak Maai[edit]

This Youtube series, 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. [1]

Malob Aleyna[edit]

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. [2]

Arrest and Detainment[edit]

Feras Bugnah, along with Malob Aleyna colleagues Hosam al-Deraiwish and Khaled al-Rasheed, were reportedly detained on October 16th, 2011, just six days after an episode of their show was posted on YouTube and viewed by hundreds of thousands. [3] This particular episode highlighted the poverty in the Al-Jaroudiya region of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. [4] It also highlighted the immense inequalities between the 11 Saudi Arabian billionaires and the almost 30% of Saudis who live in poverty. [5]After news of the arrests spread, the Twitter hashtag "#mal3ob3lena" was created and used nearly 17,000 times in the 24 hours following the arrest. [6] All three men were released on October 30th of the that same year. [7]

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Category:Living people Category:Video bloggers Category:YouTube channels Category:YouTube celebrities Category:Saudi Arabia Category:Riyadh Category:Saudi Arabian people