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.
A tribute to the late Father Emir from Al Jazeera’s Chairman of Board of Directors Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani.
DUBAI — Social media platform Twitter briefly suspended the account of Al-Jazeera Arabic. Twitter later reinstated the account Saturday, a move that comes after Arab nations have blocked websites and ...
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 ...