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Omar Chatriwala

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  • Executive Producer, News, AJ+
Washington, D.C.
As seen in: AJ+, Al Jazeera English, Foreign Policy Magazine, Global Voices
Covers:  qatar, doha, gulf, media freedom, middle east, arab world, arab spring
Doesn't Cover: sports
Working to grow @zeteo_news, a new media company from @mehdirhasan Before: @ajplus, Circa News, @AJEnglish. Co-created @dohanews.
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Qatar residents join protests against anti-Islam YouTube video

Qatar residents join protests against anti-Islam YouTube video

dohanews.co — Hundreds of Qatar residents marched toward the US Embassy in Doha after Friday prayer today, joining their voices with protesters from across the region against a YouTube video that disparages the Prophet Muhammad. Police estimated at least 2,000 people turned out for the tightly-controlled rally, which was called for by prominent Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi.
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Live blog: Qatar mall fire leaves 19 dead

Live blog: Qatar mall fire leaves 19 dead

dohanews.co — A fire broke out at the Villaggio Mall around 11am on Monday morning, according to witnesses. Details are still coming out, and the extent of the damage is still unclear, but by the time it was brought under control at 1:30pm, 19 people had died, mostly children.
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Arab Spring hailed at World Press Freedom Day

Arab Spring hailed at World Press Freedom Day

www.dc4mf.org — Hundreds of politicians, journalists, and media workers from around the globe gathered to celebrate the United Nations' World Press Freedom Day on Thursday at the Tunisian Presidential Palace. Hosted by Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia's president, the highlight of the evening was the awarding of the UNESCO/Guilermo Cano prize to Azerbaijani journalist Eynulla Fatullayev.
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VIDEO: Global voices on media freedom

VIDEO: Global voices on media freedom

www.dc4mf.org — Nearly 800 people from around the world and across the media industry have gathered in post-revolution Tunisia to mark this year's World Press Freedom Day on May 3.
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What Wikileaks Tells Us About Al Jazeera

What Wikileaks Tells Us About Al Jazeera

www.foreignpolicy.com — Al Jazeera has been making waves in the Middle East ever since it aired its first broadcast on Nov. 1, 1996. But after the last dump of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, on Aug. 30, articles have begun to circulate about Al Jazeera's close relationship with a surprising interlocutor: the U.S.
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'Falafel, falafel - every day falafel!' - Al Jazeera Blogs

'Falafel, falafel - every day falafel!' - Al Jazeera Blogs

blogs.aljazeera.com — Iraqis are proud and passionate about their food - at least in Baghdad. I'm told Anbaris (people from Anbar province) are less preoccupied with it. Pacha, baterma (fatty sausage), qouzi, kebab to name a few - meat dishes feature heavily in the traditional Iraqi diet. Lamb, especially, is big.
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Baghdad quiet on eve of elections

Baghdad quiet on eve of elections

www.aljazeera.com — Baghdad's streets are quiet the evening before millions of Iraqis head to the polls for parliamentary election. Weeks ago, the Iraqi government announced a public holiday from March 4 to 8; ordinarily, the city would have been bustling with life as families festoon the parks and public areas.
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Iyad Allawi's 'change' campaign - Al Jazeera Blogs

Iyad Allawi's 'change' campaign - Al Jazeera Blogs

blogs.aljazeera.com — On the once-sealed Zeitoun street, in Baghdad's Mansour district, one of the biggest gatherings anyone there could remember, was under way. Hundreds of Iraqi voters - around 600 or 700 by our estimates - turned out on Wednesday to hear Iyad Allawi, head of the opposition Iraqiya coalition, speak.
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Hajj for Heathens - Boing Boing

Hajj for Heathens - Boing Boing

boingboing.net — Every year-on exactly the same days, as far as Muslims are concerned-literally millions of people descend upon the original Mecca™ of Saudi Arabia and its surrounding holy sites in pilgrimage.
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