The Aporia
The Aporia
When Al Jazeera launched from the Qatari capital, Doha, on Friday, November 1, 1996, it was the first independent news channel in the Arab world. Media in the Arab world, till then, was characterised by state-controlled narratives that denied audiences the right to know and the right to be heard.
Al Jazeera, via https://www.aljazeera.com:443/about-us — opening of their about page, retrieved 2026-09-09.
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