Karl Sharro

{{Short description|Lebanese-British satirist}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Karl Sharro

| birth_date = 1971

| birth_place = Zahle, Lebanon

| alma_mater = London School of Economics

| occupation = Architect

| known_for = Political satire

| website =

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Karl Sharro is a satirist.{{Cite magazine |last=Muhanna |first=Elias |date=2019-02-04 |title=Karl Sharro's Acid-Tinged Satire of the Middle East |language=en-US |magazine=The New Yorker |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/karl-sharros-acid-tinged-satire-of-the-middle-east |access-date=2023-11-24 |issn=0028-792X}}{{Cite web |title=In new book, Lebanese Satirist Karl reMarks skewers Middle East pundits |url=https://theworld.org/stories/2019-02-25/new-book-lebanese-satirist-karl-remarks-skewers-middle-east-pundits |website=The World}} He is an architect by profession.{{Cite web |last=Leech |first=Nick |date=2018-07-13 |title=Arab satirist Karl reMarks: 'I feel free to write and talk about anything in the Middle East' |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/books/arab-satirist-karl-remarks-i-feel-free-to-write-and-talk-about-anything-in-the-middle-east-1.749785 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=The National |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Beauchamp |first=Zack |date=2014-09-13 |title=What if we covered Scotland like it were in the Middle East? |url=https://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/13/6141589/scotland-middle-east-karl-sharro |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Vox |language=en}}

Sharro uses absurdist humor to provide insights into Middle East politics.{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Alev |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SXbSDwAAQBAJ |title=Power and the People: The Enduring Legacy of Athenian Democracy |date=2020-09-01 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-64313-563-2 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Karl Sharro: Satire and Comedy in the Arab World {{!}} Babel: Translating the Middle East {{!}} CSIS Podcasts |url=https://www.csis.org/podcasts/babel-translating-middle-east/karl-sharro-satire-and-comedy-arab-world |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=www.csis.org |language=en}} He writes on Twitter (now X) as "Karl reMarks" which is his pen name.{{Cite book |last=Nilan |first=Pam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HC0lDwAAQBAJ |title=Muslim Youth in the Diaspora: Challenging Extremism through Popular Culture |date=2017-02-17 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-317-30973-4 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Mogul |first=Priyanka |date=2018-10-12 |title='And Then God Created The Middle East… And Said Let There Be Breaking News' |url=https://asiahousearts.org/karl-remarks-literature-festival/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Asia House |language=en-US}} He has also used more traditional mediums.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-21 |title=Podcast {{!}} Breaking News, Breaking Taboos — with Karl Sharro |url=https://newlinesmag.com/podcast/breaking-news-breaking-taboos-with-karl-sharro/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=New Lines Magazine |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Spangenthal |first=Paige |title=Vali Nasr and Karl Sharro on "Arab Spring 2.0" |url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/vali-nasr-and-karl-sharro-on-arab-spring-2-0/ |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Amanpour & Company |language=en-US}} His book And Then God Created the Middle East and Said 'Let There Be Breaking News' was published by Saqi Books in 2017.{{Cite book |last=reMarks |first=Karl |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z5peDwAAQBAJ |title=And Then God Created the Middle East and Said 'Let There Be Breaking News' |date=2018-07-09 |publisher=Saqi Books |isbn=978-0-86356-907-4 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Gaspard |first=Lynn |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TScsDwAAQBAJ |title=Don't Panic, I'm Islamic: Words and Pictures on How to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love the Alien Next Door |date=2017-07-17 |publisher=Saqi Books |isbn=978-0-86356-993-7 |language=en}}