• A female Arab TV presenter put a rude male guest in his place. So what? - Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/10/rima-karaki-arab-tv-puts-male-guest-in-his-place

    There is a new version of “Dog bites man”, and it is “Arab woman does everyday thing that will amaze you”. The latest example of this occurred last week, when a female Lebanese TV presenter told off a male sheikh guest for insulting her when she urged him to keep his answers short. A video of the incident has gone viral.

    While her summary dispatching of him was indeed satisfying and righteous – the man was an irritating windbag – you clearly have never watched Arab television news if you think this is a unique event. It is quite often carnage, with presenters and panellists talking over each other, hurling insults and abuse, sometimes even coming to blows. If anything, this was relatively tame compared to most clashes between anchors and guests.

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