Wikipedia's first sentence called it “news television anchorman with middle east and international experience in journalism”. Today it says “palestinian television anchorman with the al jazeera television network”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Al Jazeera”.
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Palestinian television news anchorman ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Jamal Rayyan ( Arabic : جمال ريان ; born 23 August 1953 in Tulkarm ) is a Palestinian news television anchorman with Al Jazeera Television Network. (Un)civil war of words: media and politics in the Arab world .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jamal Rayyan is a news television anchorman with Middle East and international experience in journalism, conducting interviews and political affairs. Jamal has a blog under the name of "Jamal Rayyan more than opinionated".
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Jamal Rayyan is a Palestinian - Jordanian news television anchorman .(Un)civil war of words: media and politics in the Arab world .
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Jamal Rayyan is a Palestinian news television anchorman with Al Jazeera Television Network.He was born in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank on 23 August 1953 . (Un)civil war of words: media and politics in the Arab world .
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Jamal Rayyan ( ; born 23 August 1953 in Tulkarm ) is a Palestinian news television anchorman with Al Jazeera Television Network. (Un)civil war of words: media and politics in the Arab world .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “news television anchorman with middle east and international experience in journalism”. Today it says “palestinian television anchorman with the al jazeera television network”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Al Jazeera”. Read the current article and compare.
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news television anchorman with middle east and international experience in journalism
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palestinian television anchorman with the al jazeera television network
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Al Jazeera
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