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Joseph Braude

Joseph Braude is an author, broadcaster, and Middle East specialist. He is working on a book about Arabic media.

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    Former Dubai Police Chief Was a Hero in the Arab World Until He Said He’d Help Israel

    After the 2010 Hamas hit, Lt. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim denounced Mossad—but said it was his duty to warn of terror plots in Tel Aviv

    byJoseph Braude
  • Students look at a display at the Judaism Museum in Casablanca on Jan. 28, 2011. (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
    Students look at a display at the Judaism Museum in Casablanca on Jan. 28, 2011. (Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
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    A Jew Broadcasts to Morocco, Building a Relationship With a Muslim Audience

    ‘Risalat New York,’ the Arab world’s only non-Israeli Jewish-hosted radio show, offers perspective from Brooklyn

    byJoseph Braude
  • Jordanian police control a crowd from the city of Tafileh as they protest outside the offices of the Agence France Presse on June 14, 2011, after the AFP reported that King Abdullah's motorcade was attacked with stones during a visit to the city.(Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Image)
    Jordanian police control a crowd from the city of Tafileh as they protest outside the offices of the Agence France Presse on June 14, 2011, after the AFP reported that King Abdullah's motorcade was attacked with stones during a visit to the city.(Khalil Mazraawi/AFP/Getty Image)
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    How Jordan’s King Hangs On

    The monarch studied the Arab Spring and created a savvy plan to quell demonstrators without mass violence

    byJoseph Braude
  • Iranian Saman Bank officials asses damage after a bomb attack in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, dominated by ethnic minority Arabs, where a scheduled visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been canceled at the last minute, Jan. 24, 2006. At least eight people were killed in the double bomb attack in front of the privately run bank and a government office. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
    Iranian Saman Bank officials asses damage after a bomb attack in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, dominated by ethnic minority Arabs, where a scheduled visit by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had been canceled at the last minute, Jan. 24, 2006. At least eight people were killed in the double bomb attack in front of the privately run bank and a government office. (Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Saudis’ Proxy War Against Iran

    Ethnic minorities, backed by neighboring Arab countries, are ramping up assaults against the regime in Tehran

    byJoseph Braude
  • (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photo Getty Images)
    (Photoillustration Tablet Magazine; original photo Getty Images)
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    Obama vs. Romney in Arabic

    For years, the Arabic press promoted the conspiracy that Jews fixed U.S. elections. That’s changing.

    byJoseph Braude
  • Scenes from Firqat Naji Atallah.(MBC)
    Scenes from Firqat Naji Atallah.(MBC)
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    Egyptian TV’s Mixed Message

    A series airing during Ramadan traffics in anti-Semitic themes but may show an evolving attitude toward Israel

    byJoseph Braude
  • Casablanca, Morocco.(Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
    Casablanca, Morocco.(Abdelhak Senna/AFP/Getty Images)
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    The Usual Suspects

    A journalist investigates a mysterious murder in Casablanca, home to the last Jewish community in the Arab world. An excerpt from the forthcoming The Honored Dead.

    byJoseph Braude
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