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Arab Media Forum Bolsters Region's Local Outlets, Indies Post-Revolts

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.22.2012

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Arab media are finally establishing stronger footholds in their backyards following recent revolts and demands by a growing youth population eager to have an impact on the course of events.

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Saudi Prince Alwaleed's Alarab to Be to the Right of Al-Jazeera

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Bloomberg LP, Al Arabiya, Aljazeera, Saudi Arabia, Alarabiya, Prince Alwaleed, World News

It seems that 2012 will be the year when Arab viewers may finally see the break up of the dominance currently imposed over the Arabic satellite news channel market by the Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera and Saudi-backed Al-Arabiya.

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Al Jazeera's Role in Toppling the Dictators One by One

Nehad Ismail | Posted 11.03.2011

Read More: Bahrain Protest, Al Udeid, Listening Post, Arab Spring, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Bashar Al Assad, Hugh Miles, Waddah Khanfar, Qatar, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Media News

The Arab Spring would not have been possible without Al Jazeera.

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Israeli Prime Minister Turns To Arabic Media For Peace Talks Interview

AP | ARON HELLER | Posted 09.20.2011

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JERUSALEM — With a September deadline looming, Israel's prime minister turned to the Arabic media Thursday for the first time since taking offic...

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Egypt Detains Iranian Diplomat For 'Passing Information'

Reuters | Posted 07.28.2011

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(Reuters) - Egypt has detained an Iranian who worked at Iran's diplomatic mission in Cairo, security sources said Saturday, in a potential setback...

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Source: Gaddafi's Wife And Daughter Are In Tunisia

Reuters | Tarek Amara and Joseph Logan | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Britain, Al Arabiya, Djerba, Tunisia, Aisha Gaddafi, United Nations, Un Sanctions, Gaddafi, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Libya No Fly Zone, Safia Gaddafi, Bab Al-Aziziyah, Nato, Moussa Koussa, Shokri Ghanem, Al Jazeera, Tripoli, Libya Protests, World News

May 18, 2011 11:23:39 PM By Tarek Amara and Joseph Logan TUNIS/TRIPOLI, May 19 (Reuters) - The wife and daughter of Libyan leader Muammar Ga...

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Media Live Up to Name as Game Changers in Spreading Arab Revolutions

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.06.2011

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Any invasion of armies today is being met with an equally hard-hitting invasion of media to cover unfolding events -- often to the consternation of those who seek to suppress people.

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WATCH: HuffPost's Sam Stein Discusses Osama Bin Laden's Death On MSNBC

Huff TV | Posted 07.04.2011

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HuffPost's Sam Stein appeared on MSNBC Wednesday night to discuss Osama bin Laden's death with Cenk Uygur. Stein appeared alongside Hisham Melhem of A...

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U.S. Public Diplomacy and the New Egypt

Philip Seib | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Al Hurra, Twitter, Hillary Clinton, Public Diplomacy, Facebook, Barack Obama, U.S. State Department, Tiananmen Square, Harvard Study, Hosni Mubarak, Politics News

Although built on democratic aspirations, Egypt's revolution did not draw inspiration from the United States. And given that reality, their relationship requires prompt and thoughtful rebuilding.

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Egyptian Revolution Fallout Rattles Arab Media Cages

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Fallout from Egypt rattled cages at the pan-Arab, Saudi-owned satellite channel Al Arabiya when presenter Hafez Al Mirazi threatened to quit if he was not allowed to discuss the revolution's impact on Saudi Arabia.

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Media Coverage of Egyptian Events Draws Fire, Praise

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Hayat, Malek Alqaaqour, Egypt, Dubai, Al Jazeera, International Media, Hosni Mubarak, Twitter, Lebanon, The Daily Star, Facebook, Barack Obama, Beirut, Al Jadeed TV, Shahira Amin, Al Arabiya, Arab, Diana Moukalled, Nile Tv, Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat, Tahrir Square, Nilesat, Waddah Khanfar, Tariq Al Homaid, Qatar, Egypt Media, Egyptian Media, Media News

A sign carried by a demonstrator in Cairo's Tahrir Square read: "Egyptian media don't see, don't hear, they just talk." It was right on the mark.

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Democracy Now!'s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Describes Pro-Mubarak Supporter's Hate for Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya (VIDEO)

Democracy Now! | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kouddous was approached by a presumed pro-Mubarak supporter who asked if he worked for Al Jazeera or Al Arabiya. When he answered "no," the man responded, if he was, with a threatening gesture, crossing his fingers across his throat.

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Media Key to Covering Egyptian Revolution

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Assafir, Guardian, An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Al Wafd, Al Jazeera, Islamists, Cairo Today, Jack Shenker, Britain, President Hosni Mubarak, Al Azhar, Muslem Brotherhood, Osama Saraya, Abdel Moneim Said, Saudi Arabia, Tahrir Square, Nilesat, Al Hayat, Dubai, Ernest Hemingway, Mark Mardell, Egyptian, Al Riyadh, President Barack Obama, Mahmoud Saad, The White House, Al Jazeera Mubashar, Sky News, World Editors Forum, Cairo, Al Ahram, Naguib Sawiris, BBC Arabic Service, John Donne, Corniche, Media News

The scene of protesters trying to break into the state-run TV station on Cairo's Corniche brought to mind other revolutions where control of the media was of primary importance.

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Is Al Jazeera Fueling "Tunisteria"?

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Let's hope that Al Jazeera's penchant for regional anarchy is tempered by cooler heads within Arab democratic dissident ranks who have far more to lose than audience share if they prematurely swallow Al Jazeera's bait.

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Has Al Jazeera Lost Its Magic Touch?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why are so many people mad at Al Jazeera www.aljazeera.net and is it still a leading Arab satellite channel? Why have so many anchors and corresponde...

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Zaytuna College, First Muslim School In America, Opens In California

voanews.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new college started classes this summer in Berkeley, California. Zaytuna College's motto is, "Where Islam meets America." It's the first Muslim col...

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Pan-Arab TV: Big on Audience, Lop-Sided on Advertising

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Arab Media Outlook 2009-2013, Arab Gulf, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Nessma TV, Melody TV, Dubai Press Club, Al Hayat TV, Lebanon, Abu Dhabi Media Company, Hollywood Movies, North Africa, Pan-Arab TV, Lbc, Saudi Arabia, MBC Group, The Levant Countries, FTA Channels, Jordan, 2M TV, Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanese Channels, Western Markets, Palestine, Future TV, Hollywood Studios, Dubai Media Inc., Dream Tv, Arab Gulf States, Rotana/LBC, Media News

Arab TV viewers enjoy more free satellite channels than their counterparts in developed countries. Still, FTA channels suffer from low advertising revenues.

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Foreign Arabic-Language TV: An Exercise in Futility?

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

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They're tripping over each other. American, British, French, Russian, Chinese and Turkish satellite TV channels want a piece of the Arab viewers' p...

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Media Literacy 101: Tom Stoppard and Laura, Euna and Atwar

Susan Moeller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salzburg Global Seminar, Journalism, Al Arabiya, Euna Lee, Laura Ling, Atwar Bahjat, Roxana Saberi, Tom Stoppard, Media, Salzburg Academy, North Korea, Cpj, Academy Awards, Tony Awards, Media News

This year already, 19 individuals have been killed around the world because of their work as journalists. We need to recognize the essential role journalists play in keeping us informed and in protecting our freedoms.

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Saudi Arabia: A Player in Middle East Elections

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Lebanon, Al Arabiya, Middle East, Asharq Al-Awsat, Saudi King Abdullah, Lebanese Elections, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Media, Iranian Election, Barack Obama, World News

It is a contradiction to mention Saudi Arabia and elections in the same sentence; however, no country in the Middle East, as of late, has been more invested in this democratic process than Saudi Arabia.

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Obama Dubbed "The Heir of Antar" As Reactions To His Cairo Speech Continue

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Al Watan, Jim Hoagland, Obama Middle East Trip, Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Adel Emam, Obama Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, World News, Chechan, Cairo, Israel, Palestine, Iraq, World News

If there was a "reaction of the week" award, then it should go without any hesitation to popular Iraqi poet, Abbas Chechan.

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Why Are You Paying for TV No One is Watching?

Nadim Hasbani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Jazeera, Tv, Al Arabiya, Mbc, Al Hurra, Dubai, Media News

The Arab-speaking world is in dire need of the kind of coverage Al Jazeera English provides. Western governments must do more than pour money into perceived propaganda machines.

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Art's Powerful Message for the Merchants of Death

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Sharjah, Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Arabiya, War on Terror, Alqaida, Arab Media, Terrorism, Terrorist, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, New Media, Media, Alqaeda, Ayman Al-Zawahri, United Arab Emirates, World News

The video installation by the Palestinian graphic artist Sharif Waked, sums up the sentiments of many Muslims who are repulsed by the "death industry" propagated by cowardly terrorists.

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Post Turkey: Obama's Challenges and Opportunities in the Muslim World

John L. Esposito | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama and the Muslim World, Obama Middle East Policy, Social Justice, Al Arabiya, Kurds, Blue Mosque, Secularism, Secularizaion, Guantanamo, Obama Muslim, War-on-Terror, Modernization, G-20, g20, Lieberman, Muslim Heritage, Al-Arabiya, Headscarves, Shariah, Turkish Armenian Conflict, Palestinian-Israeli Conflict, Haglia Sophia, Turkey, Palestinian-Israeli-Negotiations, Mustafa- Kemal- Attaturk, Barack Obama, War on Terror, Mustafa Kemal, Jewish Settlements, Turkey-Armenia-Conflict, Turkish-Armenian Relations, Attaturk, Ntanyahu, World News

Obama's performance in Turkey was flawless; he met the expectations of his admirers and won approval from many skeptics.

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Iraq Withdrawal Lite

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Iran, Media, General Petraeus, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Barack Obama, 100 Days, Obama First 100 Days, Al Arabiya, Live-Coverage-of-Obama-at-Camp-Lejeune, World News

Can a withdrawal plan point to an "end" to the war while leaving behind a garrison of up to 50,000 troops in a hostile land?

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