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Shereen El Feki discusses her new book on sex in the Arab world
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.As change sweeps across the Arab world, there are a variety of lenses through which to examine these changes: religious, cultural, political, economic. Shereen El Feki has chosen a decidedly less conventional lens with her new new book “Sex and...Tags: Abortion, Journalism, Morocco, HIV, Book
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Kerry pledges $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces
ROME -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged an additional $60 million in aid to Syrian opposition forces Thursday, including food and medical support directly to armed rebels for the first time but turning aside their demand for weapons. Kerry,...
Tags: Government, Wars and Interventions, Bashar Assad, John Kerry, Rebellions
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Al Jazeera will face hurdles to succeeding with Current TV
Al Jazeera hopes it can succeed where Al Gore failed with Current TV. Gore and his business partner Joel Hyatt tried to turn Current TV into a legitimate news/talk channel and compete with MSNBC for liberal-minded viewers. Current spent heavily to woo...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Arab Spring, Entertainment, Television, Joy Behar
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Al Jazeera completes deal to buy Current TV
Current TV, the small cable news channel that was co-founded by former vice president Al Gore, has been sold to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based media company. The acquisition gives Al Jazeera, which is funded by the Qatar government, the opportunity to...
Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Entertainment, Television, Joy Behar, Qatar
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Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's U.S. translator
How do you convey to the world the American ideal of free speech or curious turns of phrase like "stump speech" and "gerrymandering"? Abderrahim Foukara does it daily, as Al Jazeera's bureau chief in Washington. I first met the Moroccan-born journalist at...
Tags: War in Afghanistan (2001-present), Entertainment, Science and Technology, Barack Obama, Journalism
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Al Jazeera closes Beijing bureau after reporter expelled
World NowAl Jazeera is closing its Beijing bureau following the departure of its correspondent Melissa Chan, a hard-hitting reporter who was effectively expelled from the country.... -
Al Jazeera says China kicked out its English-language reporter
World NowBEIJING -- Al Jazeera is closing it English-language Beijing bureau after the departure of Melissa Chan, a hard-hitting reporter who is the first accredited correspondent to be kicked out of China since 1998, the network said Tuesday. Chan, who had... -
Year in Review: Mary McNamara's top TV of 2011
Show TrackerLos Angeles Times television critic Mary McNamara picks her top TV of 2011, from "Game of Thrones" to "Louie"... -
Al Jazeera English now reaches 250 million households
Show TrackerInternational news network Al Jazeera's reach grows to 250 million homes.... -
LIBYA: Gunshots erupt during interview with Kadafi's son
Babylon & BeyondAn interview with Mohammed Kadafi, son of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi, took a dramatic turn when gunfire erupted in the background and the phone line went dead. In the interview with Al Jazeera Arabic, the younger Kadafi said he had...... -
Being Muslim in America after 9/11 [The conversation]
Opinion L.A.One could also call this post-9/11 era "the decade of intolerance." Here's a sampling of essays from across the Web reflecting on the unfair anti-Muslim sentiment that's permeated our country.... -
Sheriff Baca, GOP congressman clash over Baca's support of Muslim group
L.A. NOWLos Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca shot back at a congressman who warned him during a congressional hearing Thursday that a Muslim group the sheriff supports is affiliated with terrorists and is "using" him. The reference to the Council on......
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