Rima Karaki | |
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Known for | Journalist at Future TV and Al Jadeed television stations |
Rima Karaki ( Arabic: ريما كركي) is a Lebanese television show host, author and columnist. [1] [2] [3] She is the presenter of the program Lel Nasher (للنشر), on the Lebanese television station Al Jadeed. She gained international notice from her interview with Hani al-Sibai. [4] Prior to joining Al-Jadeed, she was the presenter of Alam al Sabah (عالم الصباح) on the Lebanese TV station Future TV.
In March 2015 she interviewed al-Qaeda supporter and former Egyptian Islamic Jihad member the Islamist scholar Hani al-Sibai. During the live television interview she cut him off after he had told her to "shut up" and said "It's beneath me to be interviewed by you. You are a woman who . . ." [5] [6] The interview went viral shortly after being released causing public outrage over his sexist remark. [7] The video was viewed by more than five million viewers on YouTube within a week. [7] [8] Karaki stopped the interview after three minutes, saying: “Just one second. Either there is mutual respect or the conversation is over.” And she cut off his mic. [9]
Rima Karaki | |
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Nationality |
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Known for | Journalist at Future TV and Al Jadeed television stations |
Rima Karaki ( Arabic: ريما كركي) is a Lebanese television show host, author and columnist. [1] [2] [3] She is the presenter of the program Lel Nasher (للنشر), on the Lebanese television station Al Jadeed. She gained international notice from her interview with Hani al-Sibai. [4] Prior to joining Al-Jadeed, she was the presenter of Alam al Sabah (عالم الصباح) on the Lebanese TV station Future TV.
In March 2015 she interviewed al-Qaeda supporter and former Egyptian Islamic Jihad member the Islamist scholar Hani al-Sibai. During the live television interview she cut him off after he had told her to "shut up" and said "It's beneath me to be interviewed by you. You are a woman who . . ." [5] [6] The interview went viral shortly after being released causing public outrage over his sexist remark. [7] The video was viewed by more than five million viewers on YouTube within a week. [7] [8] Karaki stopped the interview after three minutes, saying: “Just one second. Either there is mutual respect or the conversation is over.” And she cut off his mic. [9]