The Abraham Accords: The PR of the ‘peace deals’
Gulf states sell normalisation as a win for regional peace by managing the media narrative and suppressing dissent.
The talk in the Middle East these days is of “normalisation” – between Gulf states and Israel. However, the media push to normalise normalisation started before the deals were signed and is likely to go on for a while.
Contributors:
Maryam al-Khawaja – Bahraini human rights activist
Iyad el-Baghdadi – Founder, Arab Tyrant Manual; President, Kawaakibi Foundation
Ayala Panievsky, Media researcher; University of Cambridge
Hussein Ibish – Arab Gulf States Institute
On our radar
In the United States, an affiliate of the Al Jazeera Network – AJ+ – is ordered to register as a foreign agent. Meenakshi Ravi speaks to producer Nic Muirhead about the impact.
Life after the blast: Beirut through the eyes of journalists
They have reported on mounting crises, a chronically corrupt government, a collapsing state – and then came the explosion. What is it like to be a journalist in Lebanon today?
Contributors:
Ramzi Haidar – Photojournalist
Diana Moukalled – Managing editor, Daraj
Jad Ghosn – Reporter, al-Jadeed