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International Freedom of Expression eXchange Clearing House
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MIDDLE EAST: RSF EXAMINES THE RANGE OF FUNDAMENTALIST MEDIA

The range in free expression of the fundamentalist media in the
Middle East is examined in the October 1995 newsletter of the
Middle East regional media monitoring unit of Reporters sans
frontieres (RSF). The newsletter explores the state of the
fundamentalist media in the region. For example, in Syria, where
the press is under strict government control, there is no
fundamentalist media, as fundamentalist movements were forcibly
wiped out in the early 1980s. In Jordan, they are also
practically non-existent. Egypt tolerates fundamentalist
publications as a way of stemming the violence preached by
certain hardline groups. In the Autonomous Palestinian
Territories, the increasing authoritarianism of Yasser Arafat,
especially towards newspapers of Hamas or Islamic Jihad, has
stopped these publications from developing since they were
started. In Israel, the fundamentalists are well established,
both among Arab Israelis and in the settlements. In Lebanon, as
well, press and media linked with Hezbollah have entered the
mainstream. For more information, contact RSF at 5, rue Geoffroy
Marie, Paris 75009, France; tel: +33 1 44 83 84 84; fax: +33 1 45
23 11 51; e-mail: rsf@globenet.gn.apc.org.

Forwarded by:
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      World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
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Bruce Girard
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