Al Jazeera

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Al Jazeera

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From Arabic الجَزِيرَة (al-jazīra, “the island, the peninsula”). Doublet of Algeciras and Algeria.

• IPA^(key): /æl dʒəˈziːɹə/

Al Jazeera

1. Any of a group of satellite television channels operating under the Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network, providing coverage of news, along with analysis, documentaries, and talk shows; particularly known for their in-depth and frontline reporting in conflict zones.
   • 2003, Ralph Peters, “How Long?”, in Beyond Baghdad: Postmodern War and Peace, Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, published 2005, →ISBN, page 247:

     While the regime in Baghdad may look surprisingly strong to some—especially to all you al Jazeera fans—it’s important to remember that we only see the problems on our side.

   • 2007, Chris Grabenstein, Hell for the Holidays (Christopher Miller Holiday Thrillers; 2), New York, N.Y.: Carroll & Graf Publishers, →ISBN, page 138:

     Alexander assumed the Feds were lying to the boy. They’d tell him anything at this point to avoid a firefight. The kid had already killed one hostage. Did it Al Jazeera style: lopped the man's head off with an ax. Did it on the porch so the TV crews, which, earlier, had been allowed past the perimeter, could see.

   • 2007, Barry Eisler, Requiem for an Assassin, New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 47:

     Dox turned his head and spat. “Yeah? What are you going to do, behead me and sell the videotape to Al Jazeera?”

   • 2012, Linda Svendsen, Sussex Drive, Toronto: Random House Canada, →ISBN, page 315:

     “ […] And later I found out that because Aisha had been found—the real Aisha, in Afghanistan—the RCMP couldn't keep it covered up. The Afghans told her she could talk to anybody about what she knew—even Al Jazeera.”

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Al Jazeera.

• Al Jazeera effect