| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Publisher | Arab Printers Company |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Amman |
| Website | http://www.shihannews.net |
Shihan ( Arabic: شيحان) is a Jordanian weekly newspaper published in Arabic. [1] The word Shihan is also the name for a mountain located in the southern part of Jordan, close to the city of Al-Karak.
History and profile
Shihan is being published weekly by Arab Printers Company. [2] [3] The paper has ties with the Muslim Brotherhood group in Jordan. [4]
On 2 February 2006 Shihan published the caricatures of Muhammad originally published by the Jyllands-Posten. [5] The reaction of the Jordanian street to this controversial move resulted in the newspaper's editor, Jihad Al Momeny, being fired. [2] [6]
See also
References
- ^ Monroe E. Price; Beata Rozumilowicz; Stefaan G. Verhulst (2 September 2003). Media Reform: Democratizing the Media, Democratizing the State. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-134-54436-3. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Two Jordan editors are arrested". BBC. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Embassies torched in cartoon fury". CNN. Damascus. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Pete W. Moore (14 October 2004). Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-139-45635-7. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Daved Barry; Hans Hansen (30 April 2008). The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization. SAGE Publications. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4462-0407-8. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Gwladys Fouché (3 February 2006). "Jordanian editor sacked over cartoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Print, online |
| Publisher | Arab Printers Company |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Language | Arabic |
| Headquarters | Amman |
| Website | http://www.shihannews.net |
Shihan ( Arabic: شيحان) is a Jordanian weekly newspaper published in Arabic. [1] The word Shihan is also the name for a mountain located in the southern part of Jordan, close to the city of Al-Karak.
History and profile
Shihan is being published weekly by Arab Printers Company. [2] [3] The paper has ties with the Muslim Brotherhood group in Jordan. [4]
On 2 February 2006 Shihan published the caricatures of Muhammad originally published by the Jyllands-Posten. [5] The reaction of the Jordanian street to this controversial move resulted in the newspaper's editor, Jihad Al Momeny, being fired. [2] [6]
See also
References
- ^ Monroe E. Price; Beata Rozumilowicz; Stefaan G. Verhulst (2 September 2003). Media Reform: Democratizing the Media, Democratizing the State. Routledge. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-134-54436-3. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Two Jordan editors are arrested". BBC. 4 February 2006. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
- ^ "Embassies torched in cartoon fury". CNN. Damascus. 5 February 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Pete W. Moore (14 October 2004). Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-139-45635-7. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ^ Daved Barry; Hans Hansen (30 April 2008). The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization. SAGE Publications. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-4462-0407-8. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
- ^ Gwladys Fouché (3 February 2006). "Jordanian editor sacked over cartoons". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
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