5 female Al Jazeera anchors resign 31, May 2010
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At least five female presenters of Al Jazeera’s Arabic news have resigned. Numerous reasons are mooted for this (relatively) mass exodus. The most prominent reason (seriously…) appears to be (no, really…) issues relating to their clothes and make-up (honestly…). This could be (and I sincerely hope that this is), however, some kind of ‘muddying of the waters’, so to speak, to camouflage more serious issues.
Other rumors suggest that the grievances are more to do with:
- “the imposition of one political and ideological view” in the newsroom i.e. ‘Islamist’-type views
- Cumulative “unprofessional policies” over several years
- Harassment
The anchors in question are Julnar Moussa, Jumana Nammour, Lona Ashibl, Lina Zahreddine, Nawfar Ali. Several others are also voicing their support so that number could well rise.
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