US Support for Israel and the Portrayal of Arabs-Muslims in the Media
November 25, 2006
This is an interesting interview. As a former Jew, Schleifer brings important insights on the American Jewish lobby and its influence over the years.
I must admit, I had never heard of Schleifer, so here I am adding a brief bio:
Dr Abdallah Schleifer, Distinguished Lecturer in Mass Communication and Director of the Adham Center for Television Journalism at AUC, is a veteran journalist who has covered the Middle East for American and Arab media for more than 20 years.
Abdullah Schleifer was born a Jew in New York but converted to Islam in the 1960s. He is (2003) director of the Adham Center for Television Journalism and distinguished lecturer in mass communication at the American University of Cairo. He is also publisher and senior editor of Transnational Broadcasting Studies. Prior to joining the AUC faculty, Schleifer served as NBC News Cairo Bureau Chief and Middle East producer/reporter based in Beirut, and covered the Middle East for American and Arab media for over 20 years.
He supports (2002) the Palestinian American Research Center.
December 4, 2006 at 11:42 pm
I found your blogs/articles views etc among the best I’ve come across on the internet! However what are you refering to when you say ‘Despite the Egyptian establishment influence on Schleifer’s views,’. The Egyptian Establishment is more or less dispicable in every sense of the word. I found nothing of the sort in Schleifer’s interview.
December 5, 2006 at 12:34 pm
You are right. It was the approving reference to GWB’s mosque visit that had earlier put me off.
I will edit the entry.
December 8, 2006 at 11:17 pm
This is a disgrace to the great SCHLEIFER name and a tragic episode in your personal life. You have made a grave mistake my dear brother and you need to repent and turn back to the god of israel as time is becoming short.
I am forced to pray for you.