Why Arab leaders hate TV network Al JazeeraRulers in places like Saudi Arabia and Egypt resent Al Jazeera's broad reach and its willingness to rile up opposition. If you want to understand why many Arab world leaders hate Qatari-owned TV network Al Jazeera, consider Sharia and Life. Before Al Jazeera, a show like this would have been unusual in the Arab world, where media is tightly controlled. Al Jazeera Arabic (which is run separately from Al Jazeera English) has also got a reputation for supporting the Muslim Brotherhood. Hugh Miles, the author of The Al Jazeera Effect, compared the network to Fox News, telling the Telegraph that "Al Jazeera Arabic is very partisan and it supports Islamists.

Source: Stuff June 24, 2017 01:52 UTC