Head to HeadStagione 2

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Head to Head is Al Jazeera’s new forum for ideas, hosted by Mehdi Hasan. Hasan asks probing, hard-hitting questions few dare to ask and in each episode goes head to head with a special guest to tackle some of the big issues of our time - faith, foreign intervention, the Middle East, US foreign policy, and the economic crisis - in front of an opinionated audience.

Aired in Blocks - Returns in Autumn/Fall

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7 Episodi

Mona Eltahawy - Do Arab men hate women?
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Mona Eltahawy - Do Arab men hate women?With one question, journalist Mona Eltahawy unleashed a harsh critique of women's rights in the Arab world.
Have Palestinian leaders failed their people?
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Have Palestinian leaders failed their people?The deadline of the latest round of US-sponsored Israeli-Palestinian peace talks is looming. But can it produce an agreement after decades of failureFor more than 20 years, from the Madrid talks in 1991 up to recent times, Dr Saeb Erekat has been negotiating peace with the Israelis - without success.In this episode, Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with Dr Erekat on the shortcomings of the Palestinian strategy, and whether his government's alleged corruption and human rights abuses have played a part.
Is Zionism compatible with democracy?
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Is Zionism compatible with democracy?Mehdi Hasan goes head to head with former Israeli Foreign Minister Shlomo Ben Ami.
Terrorists or Freedom fighters?
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Terrorists or Freedom fighters?Mehdi Hasan challenges Martin McGuinness, exploring the definition of terrorism and when to negotiate with the enemy.
Has political Islam failed?
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Has political Islam failed?Controversial Muslim intellectual Tariq Ramadan discusses Islamism and the rise and fall of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Should the West end its wars?
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Should the West end its wars?A decade of Western interventions in the Middle East is coming to an end. But is the West leaving behind better countries than they found Or were their campaigns total fiascos Nicknamed Darth Vader by his men and Macho Jacko by the British tabloid press, General Sir Mike Jackson, the former head of the British army, says the West did not always achieve its objectives, but will not admit failure.
Will the internet set us free?
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Will the internet set us free?In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan questions Jimmy Wales, one of the world’s most renowned internet gurus, on his future plans, on whether Wikipedia is advancing or degrading our knowledge, and on whether liberty, privacy and security can coexist in an online era.