57 thoughts on “Meanwhile, On Al Jazeera”

  1. It may be true of certain people in this country but complaining about that that specific problem to Al Jazeera? Come on who doesnt see the irony

  4. i get the feeling that neither of the previous comments have ever listened to Al Jazeera.

    In the 2000s, the network was praised by the Index on Censorship for circumventing censorship and contributing to the free exchange of information in the Arab world, and by the Webby Awards, who nominated it as one of the five best news web sites, along with BBC News, National Geographic and The Smoking Gun. It was also voted by brandchannel.com readers as the fifth most influential global brand behind Apple, Google, Ikea and Starbucks. In 2011 Salon.com noted Al Jazeera’s coverage of the 2011 Egyptian protests as superior to that of the American news media, while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton also opined that the network’s news coverage was more informative, and less opinion-driven than American journalism.[5]

  5. I think it’s about time that dog on the top of the page was given a bone to accurately reflect what Broadsheet has become.

    I, for one, refuse to be lectured to by a man from a country where thousands of women are burned alive a year, on a tv station based in a part of the world where the dominant religion allows women to be stoned to death for the crimes of being raped or falling in love.

    Quite frankly I’m capable of knowing the difference between right and wrong, and knowing what happened here was wrong, without giving a toss what anyone in any other country thinks about Ireland

    • Woooh slow down there man – who says he’s talking about Ireland!

      Look at the statement ‘”They’re more focused on religion than on human life”.

      Possibly taken out of context to cause offence??

      He could have talking about the religious fruitcakes… not the entire country eh?

    • His wife died. You have to put up with being judged by your inferiors. This must be one of those First World Problems.

    • Ridiculous, racist argument OD. On the basis of what you have put forward we shouldn’t have paid any attention Ghandi, Dr King or Nelson Mandela either…..

    • The point is that you are pointing to the actions of individual religious groups in India rather than the state itself.

      Stoning of women is illegal in India although it still happens.

      Abortion is illegal in Ireland.

      Do you not see the difference in judging the actions of (poor) individuals and those of supposedly secular states?

      • (Incidentally, abortions do happen here).

        You’re right about the fanatics who do that in India, but I was referring to the possible agenda of Al Jazeera in this case.

    • ‘I, for one, refuse to be lectured to by a man from a country where thousands of women are burned alive a year’

      He is a skilled engineer living in and contributing to this country.

      He should shut up about the deat of his wife in an Irish hospital because he is from India?

  6. not sure who is lecturing you, but listening to a man who recently buried his wife about what happened and how to prevent similar tragedies is not in any way insulting to this great land

    • If you’ve never heard of Al Jazeera and the excellent reputation they have worldwide, any opinion you have on any subject is surely suspect because you’d obviously be a Sun reader

    • My mother is a victim of Michael Neary’s – a man who committed violence against women allegedly due to his personal religious beliefs. My opinion on how similar scandals could be prevented is worthless.

      • Michael Neary’s crimes came to light because some brave people spoke out, in the process taking on a corrupt and self-protective system. It is called advocacy. You should try it.

  7. I knew that once this went international, some of those were jumping up and down with indignation would then start to become all jingoistic and critical of foddiners telling us how to live.

  10. Ahhhh Al Jazeera. How typical, trying to deflect the western moral opprobrium to Ireland to protect their new radical islamic cleric news anchor I’ll bet.

    David Frost.

  12. Go for it. I am sure then the racist quoter’s heads above will explode, and that is a good thing.

  13. Praveen is doing us a great favour by continuing to advocate and refusing to be quietened. I am full of admiration for him.