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'''Al-Jazeera''' (Literally ''The Peninsula'', [[Arab]]ic: الجزيرة) is a [[satellite]] [[television]] broadcast network based in the Emirate of [[Qatar]]. It offers Muslim-centric news broadcasts and Web content in Arabic and in [[English]].

'''Al-Jazeera''' (Literally ''The Peninsula'', [[Arab]]ic: الجزيرة) is a [[satellite]] [[television]] broadcast network and [[Islam]]ic [[propaganda]] channel<ref name="mask drops">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/the-mask-drops-at-al-jazeera The mask drops at Al Jazeera] at the Washington Examiner</ref> based in and owned by the Emirate of [[Qatar]].<ref name="mask drops"/> It offers Muslim-centric news broadcasts and Web content in Arabic and in [[English]].

==History==

==History==

Since then, Al-Jazeera has developed markets throughout the Arab world, including the nomadic tribes who can easily carry the kind of equipment required to receive Al-Jazeera's satellite signal.

Since then, Al-Jazeera has developed markets throughout the Arab world, including the nomadic tribes who can easily carry the kind of equipment required to receive Al-Jazeera's satellite signal.

In 2013 Al-Jazeera bought [[Al Gore]]'s left-wing current affairs channel [[Current TV]] and renamed it Al Jazeera America.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-current-tv-al-gore/1805685/</ref> From August 20, 2013 until it shut down on April 12, 2016, Al Jazeera America was available in American households.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/mary-grabar/get-ready-for-al-jazeera-america/</ref> It ceased operations in 2016 due to low viewership.

In 2013 Al-Jazeera bought [[Al Gore]]'s left-wing current affairs channel [[Current TV]] and renamed it Al-Jazeera America.<ref>https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/al-jazeera-current-tv-al-gore/1805685/</ref> From August 20, 2013 until it shut down on April 12, 2016, Al-Jazeera America was available in American households.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/mary-grabar/get-ready-for-al-jazeera-america/</ref> It ceased operations in 2016 due to low viewership.

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

Al-Jazeera has been accused of expressing open sympathy with those who interpret the [[Islam]]ic concept of [[jihad]] to stand for a physical holy war against anyone and anything non-Islamic. More particularly they have been accused of fomenting extremism among Arab youth and willfully distorting its reporting of terrorist incidents, riots, etc. For example, the Al-Jazeera host Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi has sanctioned the killing of those who leave Islam.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frank-crimi/al-jazeera-star-death-to-apostates/</ref> It has also, in particular, been accused of being little more than a propaganda mouthpiece for Islamic terrorist groups such as [[Al Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]] and the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2005/06/30640/ Rumsfeld: Al-Jazeera promotes terror] at [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/01/al-jazeera-a-muslim-brotherhood-front/ Al-Jazeera a Muslim Brotherhood front?] at WorldNetDaily</ref> and for displaying pro-Islamic and [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] bias in its reporting and programming.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/11/nbc-joins-al-jazeera-in-anti-israel-propaganda/ NBC joins Al-Jazeera in anti-Israel propaganda] at WorldNetDaily</ref> At one point in 2013, former Al-Jazeera staff admitted that the network had been airing what is now widely referred to as [[fake news]] in its programming.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/07/al-jazeera-we-aired-lies/ Al-Jazeera: "We Aired Lies"] at WorldNetDaily</ref> Not surprisingly, liberals in the media have been very supportive of Al-Jazeera; in fact, a number of employees for Al Jazeera America and Al Jazeera English formerly worked at other liberal media outlets such as [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], [[ABC]], [[NBC]], [[CBS]], [[PBS]] and the [[BBC]].<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/08/tv-news-stars-flocking-to-al-jazeera/ TV news stars flocking to Al-Jazeera] at WorldNetDaily</ref>

Al-Jazeera has been accused of expressing open sympathy with those who interpret the Islamic concept of [[jihad]] to stand for a physical holy war against anyone and anything non-Islamic. More particularly they have been accused of fomenting extremism among Arab youth and willfully distorting its reporting of terrorist incidents, riots, etc. For example, the Al-Jazeera host Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi has sanctioned the killing of those who leave Islam.<ref>http://frontpagemag.com/2013/frank-crimi/al-jazeera-star-death-to-apostates/</ref> It has also, in particular, been accused of being little more than a propaganda mouthpiece for Islamic terrorist groups such as [[Al Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]] and the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref name="mask drops"/><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2005/06/30640/ Rumsfeld: Al-Jazeera promotes terror] at [[WorldNetDaily]]</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/01/al-jazeera-a-muslim-brotherhood-front/ Al-Jazeera a Muslim Brotherhood front?] at WorldNetDaily</ref> and for displaying pro-Islamic and [[anti-Semitism|anti-Semitic]] bias in its reporting and programming.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/11/nbc-joins-al-jazeera-in-anti-israel-propaganda/ NBC joins Al-Jazeera in anti-Israel propaganda] at WorldNetDaily</ref> At one point in 2013, former Al-Jazeera staff admitted that the network had been airing what is now widely referred to as [[fake news]] in its programming.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/07/al-jazeera-we-aired-lies/ Al-Jazeera: "We Aired Lies"] at WorldNetDaily</ref> Not surprisingly, liberals in the media have been very supportive of Al-Jazeera; in fact, a number of employees for Al-Jazeera America and Al-Jazeera English formerly worked at other liberal media outlets such as [[CNN]], [[MSNBC]], [[ABC]], [[NBC]], [[CBS]], [[PBS]] and the [[BBC]].<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2013/08/tv-news-stars-flocking-to-al-jazeera/ TV news stars flocking to Al-Jazeera] at WorldNetDaily</ref>

The network's logo consists of the reworking of the Arabic word ''Al-Jazeera'' (the peninsula) into a stylized drawing of a drop of water.

The network's logo consists of the reworking of the Arabic word ''Al-Jazeera'' (the peninsula) into a stylized drawing of a drop of water.