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Tag Archives: The New York times
Twitter thread: The New York Times and Journalist Mohamed Fahmy
This week, David Kirpatrick wrote in the New York Times a report about journalist Mohamed Fahmy who has filed a lawsuit against his formal employer the Al-Jazeera Media Network. Here is a twitter thread by Samuel Tadros, Senior Fellow in … Continue reading
Posted in Diary of Aak, Egypt
Tagged David Kirkpatrick, Mohamed Fahmy, The New York times
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The Western media’s imbalanced portrayal of the Qatar crisis
The crisis in the Gulf has entered its third week, since a number of Gulf States including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain together with Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. The crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Qatar, Terrorism
Tagged Al-Jazeera, GCC, Islamism, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, The New York times
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Kirkpatrick and the Myth of Egypt’s “Liberals”
If you would like to read a perfect example of a monochromic simplification of the complex Egyptian political scene, take a look at David Kirkpatrick’s piece in the New York Times: Egyptian Liberals Embrace the Military, Brooking No Dissent. His … Continue reading