I know too little about Al Jazeera to make any comment on their quality, style or anything else. But isn't it strange and sad that a media from a region known to be least democratic in the world, is somehow threatening the media of biggest democracy of the world? On top of that Al Jazeera is much younger than many of our own houses. Shall we call it a failure of Indian media (mainly TV one).
Stranger thing is, why I am not surprised?
ANWAAR,
No more from me in this thread. : In other words , I won't tell the truth.
Sachin,
>> like to know which part is false.
I did not say just false. I said false and malicious. "Malicious" is the operative part. No more from me in this thread.
@Anwaar:
My apologies.My opinion was based on what someone had said in an earlier thread.But would definitely like to know which part is false :
professonal ?
paid ?
for a muslim organisaton ?
>> My understanding is that you are a professonal paid commentator for a muslim organisaton.
Your understanding is false and malicious. Incidentally I condemned the suppression of Shias in Bahrain on more than one occasion.
>> The crucial role it played in bringing about changes in countries like Tunisia and Egypt notwithstanding
!!!!!!!!!!
Watch
www.youtube.com/watch
meant revolted in the earlier post
@Anwaar
Yes , it is an exaggeration. People revolved because of their ground situation and suppresion.Only fools try to give the credit to twitter, facebook and even Al Jazzera instead of those who gave up their life.The media is just a tool and not a reason .
By the way, what about Al Jazeera's biased stand on Bahrain and Syria? My understanding is that you are a professonal paid commentator for a muslim organisaton. Are you paid only for Sunni themes and Shias can be conviniently ignored.
Probably it is not an exaggeration to say that without Al Jazeera there would have been no Arab Spring.
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