Aljazeera.com
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- For the completely unrelated satellite television channels and their websites, see Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera English.
Aljazeera.com is an English language website that publishes news, current affairs and opinion pieces with direct relevance to the Middle East. It is not related to the well-known Arabic satellite TV channel Al Jazeera, which operates websites in both Arabic (www.aljazeera.net) and English (english.aljazeera.net). Aljazeera.com is operated by Aljazeera Publishing, described as an "independent media organisation" that presents "facts as they happen".
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[edit] Domain name dispute
In 2005, the Al Jazeera TV channel unsuccessfully tried to obtain control of the aljazeera.com domain name.[1]
[edit] Website contents
[edit] News
'Middle East News' contains the latest breaking Middle Eastern news - often with a focus on subjects with themes that portray the West, the USA and Israel disreputably. News articles often contain indirect quotes from familiar news outlets such as Associated Press and the BBC.
[edit] Review articles
'Review Articles' contains longer pieces about recent events. The editorial stance is one of rigorous opposition to the Iraq war, and the articles typically contain strong condemnations of American involvement in the Middle East and often reflect anti-Zionism in describing the state of Israel. One article (entitled "Iraq war: Crime against peace" claims that "it was a big lie and outright propaganda for the U.S. to say that it transferred 'sovereignty' to its puppet government". Another, entitled "The Neocons and Holocaust II" reads "A lot of Jewish people are still obsessed by the Holocaust myth and the specter of the return of violent anti-Semitism."
[edit] 'Let's Talk'
'Let's Talk' is a section hosted by Dr. Kareem Bin Jabbar and Sheikha Sajida. Readers send in questions or topics for discussion, which are published at the discretion of the site. Sajida's normally anti-Western theories (such as the notion that the kidnapping of Westerners in Iraq is carried out by agents of the US) [1] frequently stir up heated debate. jhk
[edit] 'Conspiracy Theories'
Aljazeera.com contains a Conspiracy Theories section: [2]. This is not considered to be a reputable news practice, as the untrue info listed (much of which is highly inflammatory and likely to incite violence) is neither retracted nor corrected, but rather promoted, by Al Jazeera.com.
Conspiracy theories promoted by the site include the notion that the September 11th attacks were carried out by Mossad [3], that recent taped statements from Osama Bin Laden are fake [4], or even that US dollar bills contain hidden images of the September 11th attacks [5]. User comments on these conspiracy theories are not permitted, but users are encouraged to vote on a poll with the options 'I believe it', 'These are lies' and 'I don't know'.
[edit] 'Reader Comments'
Readers can leave comments in all areas except for the Conspiracy Theories section. These comments can be rated from 'Excellent' to 'Very Bad' at the discretion of readers.
