[{"command":"openDialog","selector":"#drupal-modal","settings":null,"data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022ds-1col clearfix\u0022\u003E\n\n  \n\n  \n  \u003Cp\u003EAl Jazeera quickly cemented itself as the Arab media champion of Egypt\u2019s revolution, earning adulation from the masses and ire from Mubarak\u2019s government, which revoked the network\u2019s broadcasting license and shut down its Cairo bureau during the regime\u2019s final weeks in power.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cEgypt Shuts Down Al Jazeera Bureau,\u201d Al Jazeera, January 30, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2011\/01\/201113085252994161.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2011\/01\/201113085252994161.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Soon after Mubarak\u2019s regime fell, Al Jazeera stepped up its support for the Brotherhood, prompting some outside analysts to criticize the network\u2019s behavior as shameless. Sultan Al Qassemi, a UAE-based commentator, said Al Jazeera established a live Egypt broadcast days after Mubarak\u2019s fall for the purpose of \u201cdedicating its coverage in favor of the Muslim Brotherhood around the clock.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ESultan Al Qassemi, \u201cMorsi\u2019s Win is Al Jazeera\u2019s Loss,\u201d Al-Monitor, July 1, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2012\/al-monitor\/morsys-win-is-al-jazeeras-loss.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2012\/al-monitor\/morsys-win-is-al-jazeeras-loss.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAl Jazeera has long broadcast a program hosted by radical Brotherhood ideologue Yusuf al-Qaradawi, famous for his incitement against Jews and support of Palestinian suicide bombings against Israel. During protests in Egypt\u2019s Tahrir Square in February 2011, Al Jazeera broadcasted a speech by al-Qaradawi in which he proclaimed his hope that \u201cas God has delighted me to see a liberated Egypt, [so too will God] delight me with a conquered Al Aqsa [a holy mosque in Jerusalem].\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cSheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi: Theologian of Terror,\u201d Anti-Defamation League, March 15, 2011, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/archive.adl.org\/nr\/exeres\/788c5421-70e3-4e4d-bff4-9be14e4a2e58,db7611a2-02cd-43af-8147-649e26813571,frameless.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/archive.adl.org\/nr\/exeres\/788c5421-70e3-4e4d-bff4-9be14e4a2e58,db7611a2-02cd-43af-8147-649e26813571,frameless.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBefore Morsi even took office as president of Egypt, Al Jazeera reported that his election had turned the situation at the Egypt-Gaza Rafah border crossing \u201cupside down,\u201d with people moving easily through the checkpoint for the first time since Israel imposed a blockade on Gaza.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cFawz Morsi Yenakis Ijaban ala Muabir Rafah,\u201d Al Jazeera, June 28, 2012, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/839b0903-7295-4967-a3b2-fb79f9f4b998\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/839b0903-7295-4967-a3b2-fb79f9f4b998\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn \u003Cem\u003EForeign Policy\u003C\/em\u003E, Sultan Al Qassemi reported that on June 30, 2013, while hundreds of thousands of Egyptians clamored for Morsi to step down, Al Jazeera Arabic diverted its coverage to air an interview with a Syrian dissident and soccer updates. Though Al Jazeera\u2019s dedicated Egypt channel did cover the protests, Al Qassemi noted that the channel isn\u2019t as widely available in the Middle East as its parent network.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003ESultan Al Qassemi, \u201cHow the Voice of Arab Freedom became a Shill for Egypt\u2019s Islamists,\u201d \u003Cem\u003EForeign Policy\u003C\/em\u003E, July 11, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/articles\/2013\/07\/11\/al_jazeera_egypt_qatar_muslim_brotherhood\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.foreignpolicy.com\/articles\/2013\/07\/11\/al_jazeera_egypt_qatar_muslim_brotherhood\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOne week after Morsi was deposed by the Egyptian military in July 2013, Al Jazeera promptly covered protests against the takeover, labeling the takeover a\u201ccoup,\u201d and reported on the steadfast support that Morsi\u2019s followers were maintaining.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cMudhaharat dud Al-Inqilab wa Al-Ikhwan Yushidun bi Morsi,\u201d Al Jazeera, July 11, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/63f4ae31-b9b0-4643-a80b-2380a23f95b2\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/63f4ae31-b9b0-4643-a80b-2380a23f95b2\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Al Jazeera\u2019s English network also broadcast damning reports claiming that the U.S. \u201cquietly funded senior Egyptian opposition figures who called for toppling of the country\u2019s now-deposed president Mohammed Morsi.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EEmad Mekay, \u201cExclusive: US Bankrolled Anti-Morsi Activists,\u201d Al Jazeera English, July 10, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013710113522489801.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013710113522489801.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E According to the report, activists on the U.S. payroll included \u201can exiled Egyptian police officer who plotted the violent overthrow\u2026an anti-Islamist politician who advocated closing mosques and dragging preachers out by force, as well as a coterie of opposition politicians\u2026\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EEmad Mekay, \u201cExclusive: US Bankrolled Anti-Morsi Activists,\u201d Al Jazeera English, July 10, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013710113522489801.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2013\/07\/2013710113522489801.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAl Jazeera came to the Brotherhood\u2019s defense after the group was labeled a terrorist organization, noting that the designation came one day after a deadly car bombing in Mansoura, an attack for which Ansar Bayt Al-Maqdis claimed credit. Al Jazeera noted that \u201cthe government blamed the Brotherhood for the attack, though it provided no evidence connecting the group to the attack.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EGregg Carlstrom, \u201cEgypt Declares Brotherhood \u2018Terrorist Group,\u2019\u201d Al Jazeera English, December 25, 2013, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2013\/12\/egypt-declares-brotherhood-terrorist-group-201312251544398545.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2013\/12\/egypt-declares-brotherhood-terrorist-group-201312251544398545.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn March 24, an Egyptian court sentenced 529 Brotherhood members to death for various charges, including murder, \u201cviolence, inciting murder, storming a police station, attacking persons and damaging public and private property.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cEgypt Sentences 529 Brotherhood Members to Death,\u201d Al Arabiya English, March 24, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/News\/middle-east\/2014\/03\/24\/Egypt-529-Mursi-supporters-sentenced-to-death.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/english.alarabiya.net\/en\/News\/middle-east\/2014\/03\/24\/Egypt-529-Mursi-supporters-sentenced-to-death.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Al Jazeera\u2019s story about the verdicts centered on the \u201cwidespread outrage and international condemnation\u201d expressed by foreign governments and human rights groups.\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cEgypt Mass Death Sentences Spark Outrage,\u201d Al Jazeera English, March 25, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2014\/03\/20143258145216875.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2014\/03\/20143258145216875.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAl Jazeera early on labeled the military ouster a coup, which, according to the \u003Cem\u003EWashington Post\u003C\/em\u003E, turned Al Jazeera \u201cinto a virtual enemy of the state in Egypt.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EPaul Farhi, \u201cAl Jazeera Faces Criticism in Egypt over Its Coverage of Muslim Brotherhood,\u201d Washington Post, January 6, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Yigal Carmon, president of the Washington-based Middle East Media Research Institute, told the \u003Cem\u003EPost\u003C\/em\u003E that Al Jazeera attacks the military and defends the Brotherhood \u201cin every way possible.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EPaul Farhi, \u201cAl Jazeera Faces Criticism in Egypt over Its Coverage of Muslim Brotherhood,\u201d Washington Post, January 6, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E Al Jazeera America presents the news in a more balanced format than its Middle East counterpart, according to Carmon, who added that Al Jazeera \u201cis talking with a forked tongue in two languages.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EPaul Farhi, \u201cAl Jazeera Faces Criticism in Egypt over Its Coverage of Muslim Brotherhood,\u201d Washington Post, January 6, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/style\/al-jazeera-faces-criticism-in-egypt-over-its-coverage-of-muslim-brotherhood\/2014\/01\/05\/04a397f4-74b3-11e3-9389-09ef9944065e_story.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the same day that Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was elected Egyptian president, Al Jazeera ran a story on its website\u2019s front page titled, \u201cAmerican Report: El-Sisi\u2019s Popularity Limited,\u201d which cited a Pew report claiming that \u201cel-Sisi\u2019s popularity does not exceed 54 percent, and 4 out of 10 Egyptians support Morsi over el-Sisi.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003E\u201cTaqrir Amriki: Shabiya Al-Sisi Mahduda,\u201d Al Jazeera, May 28, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/7a093855-0f4e-44b9-a87d-a5ea7a9edf51\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.net\/news\/pages\/7a093855-0f4e-44b9-a87d-a5ea7a9edf51\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAnother Al Jazeera report noted that rival presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabahi\u2019s office complained that the police and military were denying his representatives access to polling stations. The story quoted Emad Shahin, a political science professor at Columbia University, who likened the election to a \u201cMercedes racing a bike.\u201d Shahin said that el-Sisi was \u201cfeeding on people\u2019s fears, and intellectuals surrounding him have been playing the security card and how his military background make him fit for the task.\u201d\u003Cspan class=\u0022footnote\u0022\u003EDahlia Kholaif, \u201cPolls Open in Egypt\u2019s Presidential Election,\u201d Al Jazeera English, May 26, 2014, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2014\/05\/egyptians-set-vote-new-president-201452574443137456.html\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2014\/05\/egyptians-set-vote-new-president-201452574443137456.html\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n","dialogOptions":{"minWidth":850,"resizable":true,"modal":true,"title":"Qatar\u2019s Al Jazeera"}},{"command":"doFootnotes"}]