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Qatari Exceptionalism: Small Kingdom Makes Big Impact on World Stage

Michael Hughes | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Darfur, Syria, Libya, Iran, Islam, Lebanon, Arab Spring, Aljazeera, World, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Doha, Israel, Qatar, World News, Middle East Protests, World News
Michael Hughes

Outside of Qatar being the home of Aljazeera and winning the 2022 World Cup bid, many in the West are unfamiliar with the country's profile.

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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
Faisal J. Abbas

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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Without Freedom of Expression, the Egyptian Revolution Wouldn't be Complete

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Egypt Revolution, Bbc, Maikel Nabil, Bloggers, Amnesty International, Media, Journalism, Aljazeera English, Reporters Without Borders, Egyptian Media, Aljazeera, Human Rights Watch, Al Ahram, Cpj, Hosni Mubarak, Media News
Faisal J. Abbas

As much as one would like to end the story by saying "...and the people of Egypt lived happily ever after", it might just be too premature to say so.

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Arab Media Forum 2011 Tackles Region's Unfolding Revolts

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.24.2011

Read More: Egypt, Bloggers, Dubai Press Club, Wikileaks, Arab Journalism Awards, Social Media, Bridges Media Consulting, Apco Worldwide, Al Akhbar, Dubai, Aljazeera, Agence France-Presse, Twitter, Libya, Jacques Charmelot, Arab Media Forum, Traditional Media, Journalists, Arab Media Forum 2011, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

"Why haven't all the bloggers who were jailed in Egypt over the years or elsewhere been recognized?"

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

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Guardian, Al Hayat, Dubai, Aljazeera, Al Arabiya, Bloggers, Twitter, Palestine, Lebanon, Media, Chinese, Facebook, Menassat, Arabic, North Africa, Social Media, Afghanistan and Iraq, Arab, Victor Hugo, Middle East, Internet, Satellite Channels, Revolutions, Qatar, Egypt Social Media, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

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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Egyptian Media Takes on Mubarak's Narcissism

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, White House, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Dubai, Anwar Sadat, Aljazeera, Marie Antoinette, On TV, Egyptian, Mustafa Thabet, Hosni Mubarak, Al Wafd Newspaper, Barack Obama, North Korean, Suzanne Mubarak, Abdel Moneim Said, Yosri Foda, Al Ahram, Naguib Sawiris, Lady Macbeth, Anas Al Fiqi, Qatar, Safwat Al Sherif, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Egyptian media are having a field day ripping into ousted president Hosni Mubarak, his family and cronies, with state-run news organizations doing an ...

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Libyan Media March to Beat of a Different Drummer

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Assafir, Aljazeera, Palestinian, Lebanon, Facebook, Muammar Gaddafi, Reporters Without Borders, Al Arabiya Asharq Al-Awsat, Arab, Saif Al Islam, Nilesat, Libya, Youtube, Committee to Protect Journalists, Al Mashhad Al Libi, Mediterranean, Tripoli, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

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The Internet and the Bill of Rights

Francine Hardaway | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics of Egypt, Wikileaks, Jeff Jarvis, Aljazeera, Joe Lieberman, Middle East, Politics News
Francine Hardaway

Whom do we think we are here in America? If I were a young Egyptian, I'd be furious at us. We export all our propaganda, our consumerism, our culture,...

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Limited Options in the Face of Turmoil

James Zogby | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Palestine, Egypt Protests, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Aljazeera, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia, Middle East, Egypt, Palestine Papers, Hizbullah, Democracy, Hosni Mubarak, Politics News
James Zogby

In Congress and the media, new champions of Arab democracy have been born overnight. I suspect this celebration of the "Arab street" is born more of an anti-Arab animus than of a real commitment to Arab democracy.

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Will We See WikiLeaks in Arabic Soon?

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Jordan, Aljazeera, Rana Sabagh, Egypt, Cnn, Arab, Radio Al Balad, Ammannet, Investigative Journalism, Arij, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Arab reporters have shown that they are willing to investigate their own communities. The fact that young journalists are learning the tricks of the trade bodes well for the natural progression of this form of investigations.

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Haiti: Cholera Outbreak Metaphor for No Accountability

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corruption, Aljazeera, Disaster Accountability Project, Earthquake, Twitter, Haiti, Sanitation, Ngo, Media Accountability, Disease, Haiti Disaster Relief, Homeless, Cholera, Google, Artibonite, Swana, World News
Georgianne Nienaber

It began as a trickle of questions and sketchy information last night. An email from a friend and colleague in Haiti: "Do you know what is happening a...

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Al Jazeera English Beats Israel's Ban on Reporters in Gaza with Exclusive Coverage

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, World, Gaza, Middle East, Media, Hamas, Qatar, Al Jazeera, Israel, Journalism, Israeli Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Airstrikes, Srael Airstrikes, Israel Gaza Operation, Video, Al Jazeera English, Al Jazeera Tv, Al Jazeera Tv English, Aljazeera English, Aljazeera, Ahmed Shihab Eldin, Ayman Mohyeldin, World News
Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Some may call it propaganda but I call it hardcore reporting. If you are not watching Al Jazeera English's coverage of the War on Gaza, you are missing much, if not, most of the story.

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