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Oh sure, al-Jazeera, let's all pretend Mizrahi Jews have never existed and every last bit of Middle Eastern culture comes from non-Jewish Arabs ( Read more... ) -
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This al-Jazeera show irritated me so much that I stopped partway through to watch some pornography in protest: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/rizkhan/2010/09/2010915633660183.htmlRead more... ) -
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Remind me never to invite the founder of Electronic Intifada to participate in a panel. He's what you would get if you combined a scholar with an attention-seeking five-year-old who's just had a double espresso ( Read more... ) -
Roma in Europe
Al-Jazeera does fantastic coverage of Roma issues, although they never really get stuck into the pros and cons of EU integration (it's a pretty sticky subject). I have never seen decent coverage of the Roma by any others news service, so al-Jazeera features always make me excited! news, romaNews from the Guardian
"Humiliate, strip, threaten: UK military interrogation manuals discovered ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Al-Jazeera really likes the term "fighter". Not "combatant" or, God forbid, "politically violent actor", but "fighter". Discuss ( Read more... )(Untitled)
I am in New York reading the paper over breakfast and rediscovering the sophistication and logic of American politics: "In a speech last April, Republican congressional nominee Glen Urquhart said: 'Do you know, where does this phrase 'separation of church and state' comes from? It was not in Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists...The exact ( Read more... )(Untitled)
Major Egyptian newspaper al-Ahram has come under fire for doctoring an image to imply Mubarak is leading the peace process. The cut and paste job placed the Egyptian president ahead of Obama, Abbas, Peres and, uh, some dude on the right whom I don't recognize but think is Abdullah II of Jordan. BBC report here: Read more... )(Untitled)
The Dress a Day blog has an excellent short rant on prettiness ( Read more... )Qur'an Burning
As you all are probably aware, a Floridian pastor is planning a Qur'an burning, which is, as far as I know, legal under US law [Is this true, A?] http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/09/201098185822713338.htmlRead more... )