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Dr Omar Ashour

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Media appearances

  • Cited in Reuters by William Maclean in “Gaza Convoy Clash May Boost Militancy,” 2 June 2010.
  • Interviewed on BBC Arabic, Agenda Maftuha (Open Agenda) Program, about the new US National Security Strategy, 27 May 2010 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on Arab News Broadcast (ANB), Sijalat (Debates) Program, hosted by Dr Muhammad Kawas, 4 May 2010 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on al-Hiwar, hosted by Khalid Shami, 18 April 2010. (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on Radio Netherlands about Islamist Radicalization by Tariq Geziri 17 April 2009.
  • Interviewed in Fox News by Ben Evansky about “Is Hizbullah Ramping up the US?” 28 March 2010.
  • Interviewed in Reuters by William Maclean in “Bin Laden Threatens America with Executions,” 25 March 2010.
  • Interviewed and Cited in Information Newspaper (Denmark) in “West's Taliban plan is too materialistic: Jobs and money are not enough to entice ordinary Taliban fighters from the battlefield and split the movement, assesses de-radicalization expert Omar Ashour,” by Mette Rodgers, 18 February 2010.
  • Cited in Foreign Policy by Michael Jacobson in “Learning from Dropouts,” 1 February 2010.
  • Cited in Reuters by William Maclean in “Back to Basics: Bin Laden Hits US-Israeli Tie,” 24 January 2010.
  • Cited in Wall Street Journal by Shiraz Maher in “Saudi CARE for Jihadis,” 11 January 2010.
  • Cited in Reuters by William Maclean in “Plan Plot Stirs Concern over UK Campus Militants,” 7 January 2010.
  • Interviewed on CNN, Connect the World, 11 November 2009.
  • Interviewed and cited in Information Newspaper (Denmark) by Mette Rodgers, 29 October 2009.
  • Interviewed on Arab News Broadcast (ANB), ‘Alamat Istifham (Question Mark) Program, hosted by Dr Muhammad Kawas, 28 October 2009 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on al-Hurra, Sa‘a Hurra (Free Hour) Program, 13 October 2009 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on al-Hurra, News, 10 September 2009 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on BBC Arabic, Agenda Maftuha (Open Agenda) Program, 10 September 2009 (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on BBC Arabic, News, 18 August 2009, (in Arabic)
  • Interviewed on al-Hurra, News, 17 August 2009, (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed on al-Hiwar, Awraq Masriyya (Egyptian Papers) Program, hosted by Khalid Shami, 4 June 2009. (in Arabic).
  • Interviewed in Norwegian Business Daily - Saturday Magazine (Norway) by Erlend Ofte Arntsen, 28 April 2009.
  • Interviewed and cited in The Straits Times Newspaper (Singapore) by Shefali Rekhi, 8 March 2009.
  • Interviewed on Southeast Asia Tonight, News Asia TV Channel (Singapore), by Otelli Edwards, 26 February 2009.
  • Interviewed and cited in The Straits Times Newspaper (Singapore) by Goh Chin Lian, 24 February 2009, p. 1.
  • Interviewed and cited in Today Newspaper (Singapore) by Zul Othman, 24 February 2009, p. 4.
  • Interviewed on Southeast Asia Tonight, News Asia TV Channel (Singapore) by S. Ramesh, 24 February 2009.
  • Interviewed on 938 Live Radio (Singapore Media Corp) by Geraldine Soh, 24 February 2009.
  • Interviewed by Melissa Hancock and Cited in MEED Magazine vol 52, no. 45, 7-13 November 2008, p. 50-51.
  • Interviewed on CBC Radio by Bill Gillespie, 31 October 2008.
  • Roundtable Discussion on Press TV, Islam and Life hosted by Tariq Ramadan, 13 October 2008.
  • Interviewed on Global TV Network by Richard Dagnais, 11 February 2008.
  • Interviewed on CKUT Radio by Samaa Elibyari, 2 January 2008.
  • Interviewed in the Middle East Institute’s Bulletin by Michael Dunn, Volume 58, Issue 4 - December 2007.
  • Cited in The Embassy Newspaper by Jeff Davis, 21 November 2007.
  • Interviewed on Global TV Network by Christine Zaklama, 9 September 2007.
  • Cited in The McGill Daily Newspaper by Heidi Schnieder, 19 September 2006.
  • Interviewed on CKUT Radio by Samaa Elibyari, 30 August 2006.
  • Interviewed in The McGill Daily Newspaper by Jeremy Delman, 27 March 2006.
  • Interviewed on CKUT Radio by Melissa Naim, 25 November 2005.
  • Interviewed on CKUT Radio by Samaa Elibyari, 3 August 2005.Interviewed on Global TV Network by George Saad, 13 February 2005