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Fandy, Mamoun. (Un)Civil War of Words: Media and Politics in the Arab World. Praeger Security International: Greenwood. 2007. 176p. index. ISBN 978-0-275-99393-1. $49.95. POL SCI
One of the more noteworthy developments in the Middle East is the emergence of competing Arabic-language radio and television networks that seek to attract a pan-Arab mass audience. The best known of these among Western audiences is the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network. Others include the Saudi-supported Al-Arabiya, Al-Jazeera's main competitor, and the Al-Manar news channel, which is owned and operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah. In recent years, the United States has sought to use its media …