
Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British political journalist, commentator and broadcaster, now
based in the United States, where he hosts a weekly current affairs show for Al Jazeera English
called 'UpFront'. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers from across the globe, has
been included in the annual list of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, and was also
selected as one of the 100 most influential Britons on Twitter. Mehdi is a former political director
of the Huffington Post UK, a former columnist for the Guardian and the New Statesman magazine, and the author of two books. He is a graduate of Oxford University; his debate-winning speech at the Oxford Union on Islam and peace in May 2013 went viral, amassing over 2 million views on YouTube and millions more on Facebook.
Mehdi Hasan is an award-winning British political journalist, commentator and broadcaster, now
based in the United States, where he hosts a weekly current affairs show for Al Jazeera English
called 'UpFront'. He has interviewed presidents and prime ministers from across the globe, has
been included in the annual list of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world, and was also
selected as one of the 100 most influential Britons on Twitter. Mehdi is a former political director
of the Huffington Post UK, a former columnist for the Guardian and the New Statesman magazine, and the author of two books. He is a graduate of Oxford University; his debate-winning speech at the Oxford Union on Islam and peace in May 2013 went viral, amassing over 2 million views on YouTube and millions more on Facebook.
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:69:"If Trump wins, "you can blame yourself" — Mehdi warns Kamala Harris";s:12:"thePermalink";s:97:"https://www.islamicity.org/103077/if-trump-wins-you-can-blame-yourself-mehdi-warns-kamala-harris/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/_DncJoKTp28/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DncJoKTp28";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:35:"kamala harris|/topics/kamala-harris";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 20 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 19, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:103077;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"“Madam Vice President… if the country wakes up to another nightmare Trump presidency, don’t you or the Democrats dare blame ‘the Muslims’ for that; no, you can blame your......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:69:"If Trump wins, "you can blame yourself" — Mehdi warns Kamala Harris";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
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a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"“You Should Be ASHAMED!”";s:12:"thePermalink";s:56:"https://www.islamicity.org/103047/you-should-be-ashamed/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:20:"Jonathan Conricus+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Fqm2mJ9Qg74/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqm2mJ9Qg74";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 17 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 16, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:42:"Jonathan Conricus+..|/by/jonathan-conricus";s:5:"theID";i:103047;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"54 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:157:"Reports are coming in that Israel’s first attack on Lebanon in five days has killed a local mayor in the city of Nabatieh, along with five other civilians.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"“You Should Be ASHAMED!”";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"'I Dispute EVERYTHING Israel Says'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/102809/i-dispute-everything-israel-says/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Mehdi Hasan+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Qo_uGb95hic/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo_uGb95hic";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:43:"conflicts and war|/topics/conflicts-and-war";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Sep 27 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:43:"September 26, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:30:"Mehdi Hasan+..|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:102809;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"54 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Mehdi Hasan, a veteran journalist and regular contributor to Piers Morgan Uncensored, is known throughout the global media landscape for his scathing takedowns and rapid unrelentin......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"'I Dispute EVERYTHING Israel Says'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:72:"‘Extraordinarily Dishonest’: Truth About Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations";s:12:"thePermalink";s:100:"https://www.islamicity.org/102603/extraordinarily-dishonest-truth-about-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Mehdi Hasan+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/i5gLcCllgRY/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5gLcCllgRY";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:27:"Palestine|/topics/palestine";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Sep 5 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"September 4, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:30:"Mehdi Hasan+..|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:102603;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"34 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"On this Zeteo's episode of ‘Unshocked’, Naomi Klein and Mehdi Hasan unpack and examine the disingenuous attempts by top Democrats, aided and abetted by the ‘liberal’ media,......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:72:"‘Extraordinarily Dishonest’: Truth About Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:25:"'Israel's Reel Extremism'";s:12:"thePermalink";s:57:"https://www.islamicity.org/102453/israels-reel-extremism/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dw0FNrxHi9o/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw0FNrxHi9o";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Aug 18 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:40:"August 17, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:102453;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:112:"Mehdi Hasan on The Majority Report (TMJ) w/ Sam Seder discuss "Israel's Reel Extremism," a documentary by Zateo.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:25:"'Israel's Reel Extremism'";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:31:""Sleepwalking into World War 3"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:64:"https://www.islamicity.org/101536/sleepwalking-into-world-war-3/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/xDGm-LAKXuM/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDGm-LAKXuM";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:21:"israel|/topics/israel";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"May 1 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"April 30, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:101536;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"7 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"“Iran did what pretty much any country in that situation would do.” In the latest Mehdi Unfiltered monologue, Mehdi sheds light on all the context mainstream media reporters ex......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:31:""Sleepwalking into World War 3"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:27:"7 Israeli Myths About UNRWA";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/100528/7-israeli-myths-about-unrwa/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:44:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/fyWe8OdYg7c/0.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyWe8OdYg7c";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:31:"war on gaza|/topics/war-on-gaza";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 15 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 15, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:100528;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"5 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"As Israel launches a propaganda campaign against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), millions of Palestinians continue to re......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:27:"7 Israeli Myths About UNRWA";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:37:""This is NOT The Way To Defeat Hamas"";s:12:"thePermalink";s:70:"https://www.islamicity.org/100503/this-is-not-the-way-to-defeat-hamas/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Mehdi Hasan+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/7R4xMxOJLmk/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R4xMxOJLmk";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:25:"genocide|/topics/genocide";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Mar 14 2024";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 13, 2024 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:30:"Mehdi Hasan+..|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:100503;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan joins Piers Morgan Uncensored to discuss the Israel-Palestine conflict, Donald Trump, Joe Biden and the US elections, the Oscars, woke culture and whe......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:37:""This is NOT The Way To Defeat Hamas"";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Muslim Life In Post 9/11 America";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/81741/muslim-life-in-post-9-11-america/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:14:"Mehdi Hasan+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/McRTbbkdRpc/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McRTbbkdRpc";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:19:"media|/topics/media";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 29 2022";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 29, 2022 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:30:"Mehdi Hasan+..|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:81741;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"11 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"A new documentary, 'An Act of Worship', is painting an in-depth portrait of what life has been like for Muslim-Americans who came of age after 9/11, and the impact of anti-Muslim r......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"Muslim Life In Post 9/11 America";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:32:"Mark Rufallo Uses His Star Power";s:12:"thePermalink";s:66:"https://www.islamicity.org/63899/mark-rufallo-uses-his-star-power/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:71:"https://media.islamicity.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/MarkRufallo.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:27:"https://vimeo.com/467165357";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:65:"israeli-palestinian conflict|/topics/israeli-palestinian-conflict";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Oct 11 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:41:"October 11, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:63899;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:0:"";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:81:"Mark Rufallo, a Hollywood actor uses his star power to advocate for Palestine....";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:32:"Mark Rufallo Uses His Star Power";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:41:"George Floyd: Police Brutality and Murder";s:12:"thePermalink";s:74:"https://www.islamicity.org/46739/george-floyd-police-brutality-and-murder/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:13:"Ilhan Omar+..";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:56:"https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kk6Z73a7d1U/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6Z73a7d1U";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:57:"united states of america|/topics/united-states-of-america";s:7:"theDate";s:10:"Jun 2 2020";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:37:"June 1, 2020 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:28:"Ilhan Omar+..|/by/ilhan-omar";s:5:"theID";i:46739;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:6:"2 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:56:"The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan speaks with Minnesota Rep.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:41:"George Floyd: Police Brutality and Murder";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:28:"Islam Is A Peaceful Religion";s:12:"thePermalink";s:62:"https://www.islamicity.org/11260/islam-is-a-peaceful-religion/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:0:"";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk6Z73a7d1U";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:33:"islamophobia|/topics/islamophobia";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Jul 14 2017";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:39:"March 16, 2017 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:11260;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"14 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:67:"Mehdi Hasan gives his argument for Islam being a peaceful religion.";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:28:"Islam Is A Peaceful Religion";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}
a:18:{s:8:"theTitle";s:34:"Noam Chomsky on Clinton vs Sanders";s:12:"thePermalink";s:67:"https://www.islamicity.org/9975/noam-chomsky-on-clinton-vs-sanders/";s:13:"theAuthorName";s:11:"Mehdi Hasan";s:12:"theThumbnail";s:55:"http://img.youtube.com/vi/btJfkPBLULg/maxresdefault.jpg";s:6:"isWhat";s:5:"video";s:7:"theIcon";s:33:"";s:8:"theEmbed";s:43:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btJfkPBLULg";s:11:"theCategory";s:44:"cannot-retrieve-category-see-cell-part-1.php";s:6:"theTag";s:53:"hillary rodham clinton|/topics/hillary-rodham-clinton";s:7:"theDate";s:11:"Feb 29 2016";s:11:"theDate_ORG";s:42:"February 29, 2016 {wpcf-soft-date engaged}";s:9:"theAuthor";s:27:"Mehdi Hasan|/by/mehdi-hasan";s:5:"theID";i:9975;s:14:"theReadingTime";s:7:"10 min.";s:10:"theExcerpt";s:186:"Renowned political theorist Noam Chomsky is often cited for his criticism of the US political system.
In the second of a special two-part interview, Chomsky sits down with Mehdi......";s:12:"theTitle_ORG";s:34:"Noam Chomsky on Clinton vs Sanders";s:25:"processRelatedFacetsTitle";s:0:"";s:15:"whereItCameFrom";s:78:"_blp_taxonomy_archives.php & zone12 & tax-query & mostrecent on by=mehdi-hasan";}