Where on television can you find presenters wearing the niqab and a wide selection of propaganda videos? Lebanon's Al Manar TV.
Al Manar, which means The Beacon, takes partisan journalism to a whole new level, putting sensationalist networks like (...)
Two years after its launch, MTV Arabia appears to be a mirror of our contemporary Arab character, a reflection of the hybridism of tradition and globalization that we are all living in the twenty-first century.
In 2007 when MTV announced it was (...)
Ten years ago only a handful of channels catered to Arabs and Muslims in the U.S and Europe. These would usually broadcast one program a day, often a rambling talk show about community activities in the area.
Stories might include the building of a (...)
In the hopes of changing its negative reputation in the west, Al Jazeera English has engaged itself in an aggressive drive to get onto Canadian cable. It's a battle they are determined not to lose.
The campaign has been underway for almost a year. (...)
Twenty-first century TV viewers expect news coverage to be dramatic and powerful, irrespective of the day's actual events. News producers are generally more than happy to oblige.
After all it doesn't take much to transform a story. Some bombastic (...)
Like most cities in the Middle East today, Cairo has an elusive, hybridized charm. Everywhere you go tradition is mixed with a palpable fascination with the new, a fetish for everything shiny and futuristic.
Those of us living here accept the fact (...)
CAIRO: Less than a decade ago, the term "Islamic Television was not yet used in the Middle East. State-run channels featured early morning segments of bearded men reciting the Quran. And on Fridays they aired extended sermons from local mosques. But (...)