Shihan (newspaper) explained
Shihan
(شيحان) |
| Native Name: | شيحان |
| Type: | Weekly newspaper |
| Format: | Print, online |
| Headquarters: | Amman |
| Language: | Arabic |
| Publisher: | Arab Printers Company |
| Website: | http://www.shihannews.net |
Shihan (Arabic: شيحان) was 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
Notes and References
- Book: Monroe E. Price. Beata Rozumilowicz. Stefaan G. Verhulst. Media Reform: Democratizing the Media, Democratizing the State. 11 September 2014. 2 September 2003. Routledge. 978-1-134-54436-3. 117.
- News: Two Jordan editors are arrested. 3 June 2012. BBC. 4 February 2006.
- News: Embassies torched in cartoon fury. 4 October 2014. CNN. 5 February 2006. Damascus.
- Book: Pete W. Moore. Doing Business in the Middle East: Politics and Economic Crisis in Jordan and Kuwait. 4 October 2014. 14 October 2004. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-45635-7. 157.
- Book: Daved Barry. Hans Hansen. The SAGE Handbook of New Approaches in Management and Organization. 5 October 2014. 30 April 2008. SAGE Publications. 978-1-4462-0407-8. 245.
- News: Gwladys Fouché. Jordanian editor sacked over cartoons. 4 October 2014. The Guardian. 3 February 2006.
