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For immediate release: Nov. 7, 2001

Contact: Marilyn Marks, 609-258-3601
 

Media advisory:

Lecture by al Jazeera's Washington bureau chief 

Who: Hafiz al-Mirazi, Washington bureau chief for al Jazeera television

What: A lecture on "Al Jazeera, the Arab World and the International Media"

When: Nov. 7, 2001 at 5 p.m.

Where: 302 Frist on the Princeton University campus
 

Hafiz al-Mirazi is the Washington bureau chief for the al Jazeera Satellite Channel, the first 24-hour satellite news network in the Arab world. It was established in 1996, broadcasting from Qatar. It is known as the first Arab news organization to offer uncensored information and is the only foreign TV network with a bureau in Kabul, Afghanistan. Described in the Western press as having revolutionized the media scene in the Arab world with its lively debates, al Jazeera has been condemned by some Arab governments for programs which have criticized officials.
 

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