Stories about Qatar from April, 2007
Qatar: Seven Wonders
Hamlet, who is based in Qatar, blogs about the seven wonders of his host country. Among the wonders are: ‘Wonder No. 2, “It is all about connections (wasta)” Got all the right credentials, relevant experience, proper education…etc, but you don’t know the right people, then you are in the wrong...
Qatar: The 3rd AlJazeera International Documentary Film Festival
AlJazeera Talk are live blogging the the 3rd AlJazeera International Documentary Film Festival that is being held at the Doha Sheraton. The four-day film fesival (which is free and open to the public) is showcasing nearly 100 films from across the world. According to qatari you'll find films in Arabic,...
Angry Arab: Conspiring Against Al Jazeera
‘Call me conspiratorial (please do), but Aljazeera.net (Arabic) has this headline: “Olmert shows flexibility toward the Arab peace initiative.” Tomorrow on Aljazeera.net: news about Bush's promotion of freedoms in the Middle East,’ writes blogger Khalil Abu Assad in his Angry Arab News Service.
Egypt: Youtube Special for Al Jazeera
Egypt-based Issander El Amrani informs us that Youtube now has a dedicated channel for Qatar's Al-Jazeera English main shows.
Qatari PM jokes about throwing a party when AlJazeera is closed
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...
Al Jazeera Pleasing US Too Much
Qatari-based Al Jazeera goes out of its way to show its objectivity to the US, claims blogger Asad Abu Khalil. “(F)rom Sep. 11 until two years ago: Aljazeera aired 11 hours of Bin Laden tapes and some 500 hours of Bush's tapes. The network now goes out of its way...
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 the region tend to think of Qatar as “the small country with the big mouth” because it funds and hosts...
Iraq: Covering the Al- Jazeera Conference
Iraqi blogger Dahr Jamail gives us a slideshow presentation about the recent 3rd Annual Al Jazeera Conference in Doha, Qatar.
Bahrain: GCC oversight
Bahraini blogger Mahmood's Den discusses the ills of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and their inability to implement important monetary policy.