WESTERN MEDIA

WORLDPOST
Yemen & Image Politics: Weapon, Qat & Misogyny
By Afrah Nasser, Contributor
Independent Yemeni journalist and human rights blogger.
It is difficult to tell when exactly the relationship between the western media and the Old Sana'a's beautiful architecture began. That relationship was contagious that it was duplicated in the Arab media.
MEDIA
Brazilian Cartoonist Carlos Latuff Takes Aim Globally
By Magda Abu-Fadil, Contributor
Director of Media Unlimited in Lebanon
He punches hard, he's opinionated, his commentary is biting, his cartoons are thought provoking, and he doesn't regret being a magnet for nasty criticism. He is Brazilian cartoonist Carlos Latuff who doesn't mince words or hold back on stirring up people, in his country and across continents.
WORLDPOST
Democratized Media Meets the Arab Political Awakening
By Nathan Gardels, Contributor
Editor-in-chief, The WorldPost
Welcome to our new world, where no one is in control -- neither the West of its social media nor Arab rulers of their liberated subjects. This is a combustible mix.
WORLDPOST
Founder Of WikiLeaks Says Western Media Are Liars
WORLDPOST
"Brand Dubai" Aims to Polish Emirate's Image Following Negative Reports
By Magda Abu-Fadil, Contributor
Director of Media Unlimited in Lebanon
The Gulf emirate of Dubai is on a PR kick aimed at polishing its image and repairing damage from negative reports.
WORLDPOST
Shoe Throwing Incident Exposes Western Failure to Understand Arab World
By Ray Hanania, Contributor
America's most censored columnist
Muntandar al-Zaidi, the cameraman for al-Baghdadiya TV, threw his shoe at President Bush not as an act of violence, but because in Arab culture, that is in fact the ultimate form of protest.