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The Original al-Jazeera

November 21st 2010
Most people by now have heard of the news phenomenon that is Al-Jazeera. In the US, many still view it with deep suspicion (due to a misguided perception that it is, somehow, anti-American), but generally it has developed a reputation as one of the better international news programs in the world. Fewer know that it is based in Doha, Qatar and even fewer know what its name means. In Arabic, “a ... read more
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Qatari Flag Ruled by the Al Thani family since the mid-1800s, Qatar transformed itself from a poor British protectorate noted mainly for pearling into an independent state with significant oil and natural gas revenues. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the ... ... read more
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