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Mohamed Nanabhay

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Mohamed is a South African working in Qatar. He blogs about Media, Technology and Culture at mohamedn.com.

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17 April 2007

Qatar

jane01 is uneasy about the Qatari Prime Minister's recent “joke” about throwing a party when AlJazeera is closed down because of the headache it has caused him as Foreign Minister. She says that “…the closing down (or even reining in) of AlJazeera would be a travesty for freedom of the press, free speech and democratic values of the region. It would also be the biggest PR mistake that Qatar could make. It is currently known as progressive and principled. God knows what the world would think if it stifled one of the most important global journalistic institutions over a couple of barrels of oils and a few unhappy diplomats.”

16 April 2007

Introducing the Qatari Blogosphere

“A little country with big heart” is how camper described the tiny (but rich) State of Qatar on its last independence day. While that's a nice quaint description, many in...

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