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Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Posted on December 13, 2018December 14, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14
Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14

Aljazeera’s Ali Younes joins Ray Hanania on Arab Radio Friday Dec. 14 Syndicated columnist Ray Hanania hosts a regular morning radio show broadcast from Detroit on the US Arab Radio network hosted by Laila Alhusini. This week’s guest is Aljazeera writer Ali Younes. they’ll discuss Israeli terrorism in the West Bank, the BDS movement, and…

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Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Posted on November 20, 2018November 23, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress

Arab Radio: Arabs and Hypocrisy in the U.S. Congress Al Jazeera journalist and writer Ali Younes will join Arab News columnist Ray Hanania on this week’s edition of The Arab Street Radio, Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 live in Greater Detroit on WNZK AM 690 Radio, and live online. Younes and Hanania will analyze the gains…

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Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred?

Posted on September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred?
Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred?

Expulsion at NYSE: Are we trading in hatred? The New York Stock Exchange expels a journalist because he is Arab and because he works for the AlJazeera Network in 2003. It’s an example of the racist, anti-Arab sentiment that flourished in the years after the terrorist attacks that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. By…

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Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Posted on May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns
Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns

Arab Youth Survey raises some serious concerns A study by one of the world’s largest PR companies, Burson-Marsteller, of Arab young people in 16 countries in the Levant, Gulf and North Africa offers disturbing insight into the regional concerns and the powerful influence of the mainstream Western news media. Not surprisingly, the further away Arab…

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Gulf Nations right in demanding Al-Jazeera be closed

Posted on July 5, 2017September 25, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Gulf Nations right in demanding Al-Jazeera be closed

Gulf Nations right in demanding Al-Jazeera be closed In their confrontation with Qatar, the Gulf Cooperation Council has demanded that Al-Jazeera close its doors. That may sound tough and extreme to some given its many years of battling racism and discrimination in America. But in recent years, Al-Jazeera’s has made a steady downward slide away…

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Gulf Crisis the Reason of Discorde: al-Jazeera Intrudes Again

Posted on June 27, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Gulf Crisis the Reason of Discorde: al-Jazeera Intrudes Again
Gulf Crisis the Reason of Discorde: al-Jazeera Intrudes Again

Gulf Crisis the Reason of Discorde: al-Jazeera Intrudes Again Why were the U.S. officials and the Arab regimes concerned about al-Jazeera? This is strange since they were dreaming to democratize the Arab world and launching reform processes. By Abdennour Toumi Al-Jazeera is the Arab network that has caused a lot of noise in both the…

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All Arabs Must Feel Like Qataris

Posted on June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on All Arabs Must Feel Like Qataris

All Arabs Must Feel Like Qataris Qatar’s foreign policy objectives are clear that political realism does not require indifference to political ideals and moral principles. By Abdennour Toumi Everybody talks about Qatar and when they do, their conversation centers on the international break-up of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt, Libya,…

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Al Jazeera English offers new access in US

Posted on September 21, 2016September 21, 2016 By rayhanania No Comments on Al Jazeera English offers new access in US

Al Jazeera Media Network announced that it has resumed making Al Jazeera English, its multi-award winning news and current affairs channel, available free to U.S. audiences through Aljazeera.com and across a range of digital platforms.  Dr. Mostefa Souag, Al Jazeera’s Acting Director General said, “Al Jazeera’s mission is to provide an unfiltered perspective on the…

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Al Jazeera wins top honors at London Online Media Awards

Posted on June 11, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Al Jazeera wins top honors at London Online Media Awards

Al Jazeera English crowned ‘Outstanding Digital Team’ at Online Media Awards; Palestine Remix project wins outstanding digital team and best technical innovation; and, Al Jazeera wins best photography award for “Portrait of a yogi” Al Jazeera English online has won three awards at the prestigious Online Media Awards in London, for Best Technical Innovation, Best Use of…

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Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

Posted on May 5, 2015September 24, 2018 By rayhanania No Comments on Double standards and pro-Israel hypocrisy slam al-Jazeera America

Al-Jazeera America has faced one major political hurdle after another as it tries to break through the politically motivated bias that dominates the often biased and racist mainstream American news media which prioritizes pro-Israel news above facts. Now, the allegations of one obscure employee is being used to challenge the professionalism of the news organization which provides the…

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Arab governments investing heavily in Satellite TV News

Posted on February 1, 2015 By rayhanania 1 Comment on Arab governments investing heavily in Satellite TV News
Arab governments investing heavily in Satellite TV News

By Ray Hanania Ever since al-Jazeera (AlJazeera, Al Jazeera) launched as a mouthpiece for the Government of Qatar in 1996, Arab governments have been slowly assessing the power of an in-house and controlled news media. Although al-Jazeera (“The Island”) claims to be objective the Qatar-based government run news channel has drifted far away from professional…

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