Stories about Qatar from September, 2005
Qatar: Tayseer Allouni verdict in – 7 years in jail
Friends of Aljazeera says that journalist Tayseer Allouni has been sentenced to seven years in a Spanish prison and describe this as a blow to Arab media. It is speculated that journalists covering the “War on Terror” will now feel hesitant to pursue stories involving movements or organizations that are...
Qatar: Friends of Al-Jazeera Hacked
The Friends of Al-Jazeera website was defaced by Brazilian hackers. Instead of the familiar news stories, the site was replaced by a simple message – “SpyKids of Brazil”. As no political message was posted, it is believed that this was a random attack rather than a politically motivated hack. The...
South Asian blog roundup
The main buzz of many South Asian blogs were about the Hurricane Katrina that caused extensive and severe damage in much of the southeastern United States. Bangladesh: - British journalist Daniel Brett writes two interesting articles in his blog on Bangladesh. One is “what America can learn from Bangladesh” to...
