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Firas Al-Atraqchi

Off Target & Stillborn: US-Based Alhurra Fails to Impress

Firas Al-Atraqchi | Islam Online | February 19, 2004

"Lebanese-born Arab-American Muaffaq Harb, news director of the new channel, appeared almost vindictive in the first discussion forum on day one. He ridiculed virtually every Arab government, chastising the Arab people for choosing to watch Aljazeera, and launching vitriolic attack on the Arab media. He was rebutted several times by Arabic Newsweek’s editor, who pointed out that many Arab dictatorships were seen to be protected by US interests in the region." [more]

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This website is a tribute to Why War?, one of the nation's first and most innovative post-9/11 student antiwar organizations. Born on October 22, 2001 at Swarthmore College, we were a handful of freshmen and sophmores who vocally opposed the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere. And now, seven years later, we are retiring this website as we focus our efforts on new directions. We hope that it continues to serve future activists and we remain confident that humanity is on the verge birthing a better world.