The late Father Emir broke the regional monopoly of state-controlled broadcasting and challenged Western media hegemony.
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Sheikh Hamad gave Arab media a voice

A tribute to the late Father Emir whose vision and resolve made Al Jazeera possible.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jamal Rayyan was a television news presenter at Al Jazeera for nearly three decades [Al Jazeera Mubasher] Al Jazeera Arabic ...
CAIRO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Egypt's decision on Sunday to close the offices of Al Jazeera illustrates the leading role the Arabic broadcaster has taken in reporting unprecedented popular revolts against ...