The Café (2011 talk show) explained

Runtime:47–49 minutes
Network:Al Jazeera English
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:19

The Café is a talk show broadcast on Al Jazeera English which features discussions held in cafés around the world. Moderated by Al Jazeera correspondents, the discussions are held in a roundtable format between local leaders, activists and experts.[1] The show premiered on 15 July 2011. The third season of the programme was presented by Mehdi Hasan.[2]

Episodes

Season 1

EpisodeCityModerated byOriginal air dateDiscussion
1CairoAyman Mohyeldin15 July 2011The post-Hosni Mubarak transition in Egypt.[3]
2CairoAyman Mohyeldin22 July 2011Egypt's new role after the Arab Spring.[4]
3NairobiYvonne Ndege29 July 2011Ethnic divisions in Kenya. The discussion was joined by prime minister Raila Odinga.[5]
4NairobiYvonne Ndege5 August 2011Corruption and efforts to promote transparency in Kenya.[6]
5SarajevoSami Zeidan12 August 2011Historic ethnic and religious differences, government dysfunction and international indifference facing Bosnia-Herzegovina.[7]
6SarajevoSami Zeidan19 August 2011Economic problems, corruption, government bureaucracy facing young Bosnians.[8]
7MumbaiFauziah Ibrahim26 August 2011The progress of women's rights in India and the challenges of living in a patriarchial society.[9]
8MumbaiFauziah Ibrahim2 September 2011India's economic progress, corruption and social inequality.[10]

Season 2

EpisodeCityModerated byOriginal air dateDiscussion
1BeirutRula Amin23 December 2011The future of Syria after the 2011 uprising. The discussion was held in neighbouring Lebanon as foreign journalists were banned in Syria.[11]
2TripoliAnita McNaught30 December 2011The rebuilding process in post-Muammar Gaddafi Libya.[12]
3TunisNazanine Moshiri6 January 2012The transition to democracy in Tunisia one year after the revolution.[13]

Season 3

EpisodeCityModerated byOriginal air dateDiscussion
1AthensMehdi Hasan13 July 2012[14] The Greek government-debt crisis, its effect on domestic politics and the broader impact it may have on the euro and the European Union .[15]
2IstanbulMehdi Hasan20 July 2012[16] The rise of Turkey as a major regional power and the struggle between its secularist and Islamic traditions .[17]
3AmmanMehdi Hasan27 July 2012[18] The future of the Kingdom of Jordan in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ongoing protests .[19]
4BradfordMehdi Hasan3 August 2012[20] Multiculturalism, inter-ethnic tensions and poverty in the 21st-century United Kingdom .[21]
5Tel AvivMehdi Hasan10 August 2012[22] The increasing rift between secular Jews and growing religious communities in Israel, settlement expansion and the continuing occupation of the Palestinian territories and the sparking of the Israeli social justice protests.[23]
6RamallahMehdi Hasan18 August 2012The divide in the Palestinian territories between the Fatah-ruled West Bank and the Hamas-led Gaza Strip, prospects for a permanent peace settlement, and the feasibility of the one, two and three-state solutions.[24]
7Washington DCMehdi Hasan18 August 2012[25] Challenges to the United States' status as the world's leading economic, military and political power, the rise of the Tea Party and Occupy movements, and Barack Obama's prospects for the 2012 election.[26]
8Mexico CityMehdi Hasan31 August 2012[27] The contrast between the chaos of the Mexican Drug War and Mexico's buoyant economic growth, and the chances of newly elected president Enrique Peña Nieto being able to stop the violence.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Cafe . . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610214339/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/general/2011/07/201171111433784968.html . live . 2015-06-10.
  2. Web site: Mehdi Hasan joins Al Jazeera as programme host . . 16 May 2012 . 16 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Egypt: The revolution continues ... . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033346/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/07/20117169160264352.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  4. Web site: What next for Egypt and its neighbours? . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033340/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/07/201172574051645799.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  5. Web site: Kenya's state of tribalism . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120105005845/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/07/201173082929192215.html . dead . 2012-01-05.
  6. Web site: Kenya's unwinnable war . 2011-12-24 . Al Jazeera English . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033312/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/08/201186153950108645.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  7. Web site: Bosnia's Future . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033303/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/08/201181310184441234.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  8. Web site: Young and disillusioned . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033256/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/08/201182081830830106.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  9. Web site: The gender struggle in India . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033247/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/08/201182775918596564.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  10. Web site: India's great expectations . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111222033228/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/09/2011937346146267.html . dead . 2011-12-22.
  11. Web site: Syria's deep divide . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111226142213/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/12/201112515377949664.html . dead . 2011-12-26.
  12. Web site: Libya: When the impossible became possible . Al Jazeera English . 2011-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120101010422/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2011/12/201112317379728638.html . dead . 2012-01-01.
  13. Web site: Tunisia: The Arab Spring's success story? . Al Jazeera English . 2012-01-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107173706/http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/thecafe/2012/01/20121510056532832.html . 2012-01-07 . dead . 2012-01-06.
  14. Web site: A Greek tragedy . Hasan . Mehdi . 12 July 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  15. Web site: Greece: The end of the European dream? . . 15 July 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  16. Web site: Interested in Turkey, the AKP... . Hasan . Mehdi . 20 July 2012 . Twitter. 16 November 2013.
  17. Web site: The new Ottomans . . 22 July 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  18. Web site: Do Jordanians want reform or revolution? . Hasan . Mehdi . 27 July 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  19. Web site: The king and the people! . . 30 July 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  20. Web site: In defence of Britain's multiculturalism . Hasan . Mehdi . 2 August 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  21. Web site: The Dis-united Kingdom . . 23 October 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  22. Web site: Tonight's Cafe on Al Jaz is... . Hasan . Mehdi . 10 August 2012 . Twitter. 16 November 2013.
  23. Web site: Israel: The enemy within? . . 22 August 2012 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  24. Web site: One state, two states or even three states? . . 17 January 2013 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  25. Web site: The #US is the most powerful... . 24 August 2012 . Twitter. 16 November 2013.
  26. Web site: US: Still #1? . . 8 January 2013 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.
  27. Web site: This is the setting for the... . 31 August 2012 . Twitter. 16 November 2013.
  28. Web site: Mexico: Failed state or economic giant? . . 3 October 2013 . aljazeera.com. 16 November 2013.

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