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6 unusual facts about Brian Whitaker


Middle East Media Research Institute

Brian Whitaker, a Middle East editor for the Guardian newspaper (UK) later pointed out that the word order in Arabic is not the same as in English: "the verb comes first and so a sentence in Arabic which literally says 'Are shooting at us the Jews' means 'The Jews are shooting at us'".

Muslim Council of Britain

The journalist Brian Whitaker said: "the Muslim Council of Britain has begun to move towards accepting homosexuality".

Racism in the Arab world

The Guardian's journalist Brian Whitaker wrote on the race taboo, an excerpt: Racism is a worldwide phenomenon.

Shia Islam in Egypt

According to Brian Whitaker, in Egypt, the small Shia population is harassed by the authorities and treated with suspicion, being arrested - ostensibly for security reasons - but then being subjected to torrents of abuse by state security officers for their religious beliefs.

The Arab Mind

The book was described by Guardian Newspaper correspondent Brian Whitaker as one that presents "an overwhelmingly negative picture of the Arabs."

Yigal Carmon

Journalist Brian Whitaker has accused Carmon of presenting false testimony to Congress when he allegedly misrepresented a Gallup poll.



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