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==Controversy==
 
==Controversy==
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Al-Jazeera has been accused of expressing open sympathy with those who interpret the [[Islam|Muslim]] concept of [[jihad]] to stand for a physical holy war against anyone and anything non-Muslim. More particularly they have been accused of fomenting extremism among Arab youth and willfully distorting its reporting of terrorist incidents, riots, etc.
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Al-Jazeera has been accused of expressing open sympathy with those who interpret the [[Islam|Muslim]] concept of [[jihad]] to stand for a physical holy war against anyone and anything non-Muslim. 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>
    
That their logo consists of the reworking of the Arabic word ''Al-Jazeera'' (the peninsula) into a stylized drawing of a flame, might or might not be significant.
 
That their logo consists of the reworking of the Arabic word ''Al-Jazeera'' (the peninsula) into a stylized drawing of a flame, might or might not be significant.
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