Talk:Mehdi Hasan
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Removal from MSNBC
[edit]I'm a little concerned about the statement "During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, MSNBC removed Hasan and two other Muslim broadcasters from anchoring shows on its network." Semafor had reported this, and the contention spread, but it doesn't appear to be the case. It appears that their shows were temporarily displaced by coverage of the war in Israel, not clear that they were "removed" permanently. The shows are still listed on the MSNBC website. Perhaps this needs more verification - I see plenty of mentions of the story via search, but they all seem to be referencing the single source, which is here: https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2023/inside-msnbcs-middle-east-conflict Jonl (talk) 13:32, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
- I'm frustrated, after several days searching, that Mehdi Hasan himself seems to have had nothing to say about the matter. He continues to tweet, and participates in MSNBC discussions (" ‘Heartbreaking’: 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy killed 'because of hate' Mehdi Hasan says." youTube, 2 days ago), but is silent on this now glaringly obvious issue. JohndanR (talk) 03:33, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
- I was watching Ali Velshi host his show on MSNBC from 10:00 a.m. to noon today (10-22-23) and saw Ayman hosting his regular show last night, so the statement is false. 2600:1700:9A0:1340:395B:EC55:8A9D:2FDA (talk) 16:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
Name (mis-)pronunciation
[edit]Alas, most everyone mispronounces Mehdi's name; here's how Mehdi pronounces his name (Al Jazeera days). my transcription attempt: meh'-dee huss'-un. Who's good with proper International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)? also, could we make an audio snippet to post? Doug Grinbergs (talk) 06:44, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 11 February 2024
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Onamynous (talk) 08:29, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Please add the following to views
Zionismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1VTt_THL4A&t=5s&ab_channel=IntelligenceSquaredhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1VTt THL4A&t=5s&ab channel=IntelligenceSquared
Mehdi Hasan is a self declared antizionist. He asserted this in an IQ2 session in Juli 2019 debating the motion " Antizionism is Antisemitism", in which Hasan, along with Ilan Pappe argued against the motion. Hasan and Pappe defeated the motion.
- Not done: as this is a WP:BLP, I suggest you seek consensus for your proposed addition. M.Bitton (talk) 23:32, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Minor grammar
[edit]"Hasan were schoolmates" -> "Hasan was schoolmates" -- I'd edit it, but the page is protected 187.190.202.24 (talk) 18:56, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- I wordsmithed it so that it reads correctly now. cheers. anastrophe, an editor he is. 20:03, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
He isn't a progressive journalist.
[edit]How can a anti-abortion, anti-LGBT, Anti-non believer can become a progressive journalist? [1] 103.164.163.24 (talk) 14:42, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Parents
[edit]There are decent sources for his parents' professions, which is standard biographical article content. His mother was a doctor and his father a civil engineer working for the United Nations, per New York Magazine (https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/mehdi-hasan-zeteo-msnbc-palestine.html; see its rating here- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources) and The Press Gazette (https://pressgazette.co.uk/news/mehdi-hasan-interview/)- per its own Wikipedia article clearly perfectly reliable (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Press_Gazette); it is in fact already cited for his parents' ethnic origins. On which point- if the extensive detail on their ethnic origins is considered relevant, no less so are the details of their actual lives, their professions being a major factor in these, not least because they enabled Hasan to receive the first-rate education (leading to his successful career) he had. Hasan's Twitter, also cited for the aforementioned detail on ethnic origins, further corroborates the other sources with regard to his father having been an engineer. Hasan appears to recognise the relevance of his parents' contribution, per the New York Magazine article: 'Growing up, his parents sent him to Merchant Taylors', a tony day school a short train ride away in Moor Park. "My parents bought privilege for me," he says.'— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.103.119.36 (talk) 23:46, 27 September 2024 (UTC)
Debate
[edit]Should we add more information about his debates? BangladeshiEditorInSylhet (talk) 03:13, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
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