Darfur in the Arab Press

This is an interesting topic that receives scant attention from Western advocates or audiences

Darfur in the Arab Press
http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=IA35107

"The ongoing massacre in Darfur, which has been raging since 2003, receives scant coverage in most of the Arab media. The few articles that appear on the subject generally minimize the importance of reports on the ethnic cleansing in the region, [1] and most of them characterize the international efforts to stop the bloodshed in Darfur as a Western, American, or Zionist plot aimed at seizing the country's natural resources. [2] Furthermore, the extensive coverage of Darfur in the Western media is portrayed in these articles as an attempt to divert the attention of international opinion from events in Iraq, the Palestinian Authority, and Somalia.

Nonetheless, on occasion some sharply critical articles are published which condemn the Arab media's indifference to the events in Darfur. [3] These articles urge the Arab countries to drop the conspiracy theories and support the international community's efforts to stop the bloodshed in the region."

Palestinian Cartoon

Palestinian Cartoon



On right: "Nakba of 1948." On left: "Nakba of 2007."

Above and underneath rifle on left: "[Security] Anarchy" and "Internal Fighting."

Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Palestinian Authority, May 15, 2007