Women, media and politics in Lebanon basma barakat 
Posted on 16/07/2008 - 18:15
In a country where over half of the population are women, Lebanon lacks political representation even more than some of its other Arab neighbors. MENASSAT's Simba Russeau looks at the roles women are seeking to fulfill in Lebanon after the formation of a national unity government last week.
Where the poor are concerned, Syrian media has nothing to report syria poverty 
Posted on 15/07/2008 - 18:38
More than 2 million Syrians live below the poverty line of two dollars a day. But you would never know it from the Syrian media. Media analyst Ruhada Abdoush explores how Syria's poor are perceived, and ignored, by the media establishment.
I want my Al Jazeera Burlington, VT. 
Posted on 14/07/2008 - 21:12
The battle over diversity in the American media reached a head recently through a debate in the town of Burlington, Vermont, over whether to continue airing the award-winning news channel Al Jazeera English. Jalal Ghazi of New America Media was there.
Taking the war on terror to the media aqsa tv 
Posted on 14/07/2008 - 20:01
A draft resolution in the U.S. Congress wants the White House to designate the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV station as a terrorist organization. MENASSAT asked opinion makers in Gaza what, if anything, the repercussions might be.
The King and the media king abdullah 
Posted on 11/07/2008 - 17:45
The Jordanian media has come under heavy scrutiny by the country's highest authority, King Abdullah, because of their recent coverage of government economic and cultural policies. MENASSAT's Amman correspondent has been following the events and gives us this report on the battle between Jordan's journalists and the government.
'Every Tuesday is court day' AlgAlkh.jpg 
Posted on 11/07/2008 - 17:40
A focus on local news might be the secret behind the success of Algeria's El-Khabar newspaper, which claims a circulation of 550,000 copies daily. At the same time, it does not shy away from reporting on abuse of power or corruption scandals. APN spoke with El-Khabar's news editor Daamache Abdelhafid.
A new watchdog for Tunisia's media STORY OF TUNIS 
Posted on 10/07/2008 - 16:24
A group of media activists in Tunisia has launched a new website to critique the country's so-called independent media. It is an ironic twist that caught the eye of MENASSAT's Tunis correspondent.
Probably not coming to a theater anywhere near you EGYPT, Toul Omry 
Posted on 09/07/2008 - 16:37
Maher Sabry's Toul Omry (All My Life) is probably the most daring film about homosexual life in Egypt ever made. MENASSAT spoke with the director following the premiere of his film at a festival in San Francisco.
Waiting for ATV Jordan, ATV sit-in. © Oula Farawati 
Posted on 08/07/2008 - 13:52
The launch of Jordan's ATV has been on hold for a year now. The delay has put over 200 ATV employees in limbo, and killed their dreams of being part of what had been touted as Jordan's first independent TV station. Our Amman correspondent joined the employees in a sit-in on Monday.
Media blackout obscures Sednaya prison uprising ali_mohammad.jpg 
Posted on 07/07/2008 - 16:56
Despite a media blackout in Syria, human rights sources confirmed to MENASSAT on Monday that there have been possibly dozens of deaths and injuries in confrontations between political detainees and prison officials at Sednaya military prison near Damascus.
Mauritania's lone cartoonist cartoon mauritania 
Posted on 04/07/2008 - 18:56
During the 20-year rule of former Mauritanian president Mu’awiya Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, artists and writers lived under a constant fear of censorship and suppression. Among those artists who have emerged from years of living in the shadows is the only cartoonist in Mauritania, Bon Ould Al-Dif.
Bouncing on a hot stage jordan- culture.jpg 
Posted on 04/07/2008 - 17:14
Amman-based correspondent Oula Farawati explores why large segments of Jordan's artistic community are campaigning against Jordan's Festival for Culture and Arts. In what is proving to be an embarrassment to the government, critics say the event is a Jordanian attempt at normalizing relations with Israel.