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Al Jazeera’s @mehdirhasan faces off with influential thought leaders to tackle the big issues of our time.
“My guess is it’s particularly damning of very important people on both sides…If it was just about Trump, it would have come out.” Trump’s former acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney spoke with @mehdirhasan about Donald Trump and the Epstein files. Episode is out on 31st July.
"Tibet will always be part of China" - Victor Gao defends China's policy over Tibet. Watch the full episode of Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan ⤵️ youtu.be/kmYdpHtOv_E?si…
A year on from mass anti-government protests in Kenya, demonstrators are still being killed. Watch @mehdirhasan's debate with majority leader @KIMANIICHUNGWAH on inequality, corruption and police brutality in Kenya ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
“There was no report.” – Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s response to the Batalanda report and the allegations of his involvement in illegal detentions and torture Watch the full episode of Head to Head with @mehdirhasan ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
Is there more to find out about the Easter Sunday bombings? @mehdirhasan debated Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, on our latest episode of Head to Head. Watch now ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
In our latest episode, @mehdirhasan debates former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sri Lanka’s civil war. Watch now ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
In the latest episode of Head to Head, @mehdirhasan debates Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on his political record, the Easter bombings & Sri Lanka’s civil war. Watch the full episode now ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
“You know that the Kenyan public is suffering, so why are politicians flaunting their wealth?” An audience member asked Kimani Ichung’wah on Head to Head with @mehdirhasan. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
According to a recent @hrw report, Kenyan police officers have not been held accountable for the violent crackdown on protests in 2023 or 2024. @mehdirhasan asked Kenya’s Majority Leader @KIMANIICHUNGWAH why. Full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
Al Jazeera English ‘Head to Head’ interview with Kimani Ichung’wah, the Majority leader of the Kenyan National Assembly @AJHeadtoHead network.aljazeera.net/en/press-relea…
In our latest episode, @mehdirhasan debates @KIMANIICHUNGWAH on Kenya's crackdown on dissent and the future of President William Ruto's leadership. Watch now ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
"Using language that Holocaust survivors have said reminds them of the Nazis... 'invasion' of migrants. That is disgusting" @mehdirhasan debates Matthew Goodwin on the language he uses when talking about immigration. Watch ▶️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
GB News regular Matthew Goodwin gets grilled by @mehdirhasan on his (false) claim that "50% of social housing in London is now occupied by people who are not British" – it’s actually 14%. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
In this episode of Head to Head, @mehdirhasan challenges author and political commentator Matthew Goodwin on immigration, the far right and what he thinks it means to be British. Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
Laura Loomer calls herself a “proud Islamophobe”, says Muslims should be banned from office tweeted and “the White House would smell like curry” if Kamala Harris won the US election. Trump spokesperson Adolfo Franco was asked how he can defend that. ▶️youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4?si…
“It happens to everyone…the problems that Biden had were totally different.” Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco speaks with @mehdirhasan about Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Full episode ▶️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4
On the latest @AJHeadtoHead I asked Cuban-born Trump adviser Adolfo Franco if he's okay with Trump saying immigrants are "poisoning the blood" of the country & also if he's okay with Trump hosting a Holocaust denier for dinner. Watch our lively exchange:
“His former chief of staff called him an idiot. His national security adviser called him a dope. His economic adviser said he's dumb as s***.” @mehdirhasan confronts Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco on Trump’s fitness for office. Full episode ▶️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4?si…
In this episode of Head to Head, @mehdirhasan challenges Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco on Trump’s use of racist rhetoric. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4
Me: "How many [Uighurs] are in detention?" Victor Gao: "Let me be philosophical..." Me: No, don't be philosophical. Be numerical. How many people are in detention?" Watch a clip from my latest @AJHeadtoHead, with Chinese government defender Victor Gao: