Ismail Elmokadem
Who are you calling American?
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Who are you calling American?
Two years after its launch, MTV Arabia appears to be a mirror of our contemporary Arab character, a reflection of…
Who wants to be an Islamic pop star?
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Who wants to be an Islamic pop star?
Like most cities in the Middle East today, Cairo has an elusive, hybridized charm. Everywhere you go tradition is mixed…
Egypt’s wild pig chase
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Egypt’s wild pig chase
Twenty-first century TV viewers expect news coverage to be dramatic and powerful, irrespective of the day’s actual events. News producers…
The Freedom of Exile: Arab and Muslim TV abroad
Egypt
November 17, 2009
The Freedom of Exile: Arab and Muslim TV abroad
Ten years ago only a handful of channels catered to Arabs and Muslims in the U.S and Europe. These would…
Al Jazeera English battles for Canadian airtime
Egypt
November 17, 2009
Al Jazeera English battles for Canadian airtime
In the hopes of changing its negative reputation in the west, Al Jazeera English has engaged itself in an aggressive…
Al Manar: A light that refuses to go out
Egypt
November 16, 2009
Al Manar: A light that refuses to go out
Where on television can you find presenters wearing the niqab and a wide selection of propaganda videos? Lebanon’s Al Manar…