A Propos of Alhurra

The US government launched Alhurra channel on Valentine's Day but got more thorns than roses for its pains. TBS did find at least one person to defend it: the channel's own director, Muafac Harb. David Wilmsen, on the other hand, was unimpressed, to put it mildly. Willa Thayer and Jihad Fakhredine raise further questions about credibility, while Hassan Barari turns the issue around and claims that Arab media criticism rings hollow.

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