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UpFront

Specials 2015 - 2017

  • 2015-09-17T23:30:00Z on Al Jazeera English
  • 25m
  • 21h 40m (52 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • News, Talk Show, War
With the thrust and parry of rigorous debate, Mehdi Hasan cuts through the headlines to challenge conventional wisdom, highlight contradictions and uncover double standards.

52 episodes

Mehdi Hasan speaks with the 14-year-old student arrested over a homemade clock.

In this UpFront web extra, Mehdi Hasan challenges Former CIA director.

In this web extra, the key Obama adviser also says US-Cuba policy is 'irreversible'.

Special 4 Shashi Tharoor on Kashmir

  • 2015-10-09T23:30:00Z25m

The leading Indian politician says Kashmir not 'fundamental problem in [the] India and Pakistan relationship'.

In this web extra, Shashi Tharoor also compares his role at the UN with being involved in Indian politics.

Mehdi Hasan challenged controversial Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked on her view of Palestinians.

The PLO secretary-general refuses to rule out that he will be the next president of the Palestinian Authority.

Khalid al Attiyah says 'when you [talk] about the Masjid Al-Aqsa in Palestine…you are provoking [all] Muslims.'

Special 9 Qatari FM on the war in Yemen

  • 2015-10-31T23:30:00Z25m

Khalid al-Attiyah also discusses Qatar's relationship with the US and his country's role in the region.

In this web extra, leading Muslim scholar Sheikh Hamza Yusuf says Americans “are not always the good guys”.

We ask Tunisia’s Ennahdha Party co-founder Rachid Ghannouchi about the future of democracy in the country.

From sectarianism to gay rights, Linda Sarsour and Yasir Qadhi discuss the many issues facing Muslim Americans.

In this web extra, Jamal Khashoggi says Saudi Arabia is intervening in Yemen "to save it from dictatorship".

Renowned academic weighs in on US presidential candidates and their chances, saying elections are "mainly bought".

The renowned US academic says he would vote for the former US secretary of state if he lived in a swing state.

The former UN chief weapons inspector says the nuclear deterrent is "a tremendous cost and very little gain".

In this web extra, the renowned US academic says the region has pretty much extricated itself from foreign control.

The political theorist says it is a mistake for BDS campaigners to target Israeli cultural and educational institutions.

Iranian author and dissident Azar Nafisi says the US president could do more on human rights in the country.

The author and journalist also says Bernie Sanders is a "significantly" better US Democratic presidential candidate.

Saudi Ambassador to the UN Abdallah al-Mouallimi also says he believes women should be allowed to drive in the country.

Michael Hayden also believes Hillary Clinton's emails may have been hacked.

The former NSA director stands by his comment that Edward Snowden is a defector.

We ask Shahriar Alam, the country's state minister for foreign affairs, about the future of democracy in Bangladesh.

General Michael Flynn discusses his role as an informal adviser to the presumptive US Republican presidential nominee.

Efraim Halevy says it's useful for Israel to deal with its enemies "in a humane way".

Efraim Halevy also says he does not know if Israel has nuclear weapons.

Louise Mushikiwabo denies allegations that the government provided military training to Burundian refugees.

Daniel Hannan, a Conservative Party MEP, debates with Denis MacShane, a former Labour MP.

The former Malaysian prime minister says he currently has "nothing against" his imprisoned former deputy.

The country's former leader says it is 'not surprising that some misled Malaysians' are taken in by the armed group.

Herman Cain, 2012 Republican presidential candidate, says Donald Trump will "learn as he goes".

Republican Hindu Coalition founder, Shalabh "Shalli" Kumar, says there is no "racist blood" in Trump's heart.

The Pakistani politician is asked about the murder of Qandeel Baloch.

The Putin-critic and Russian activist also says 'I'm not for Hillary, I'm for sanity'.

The top economist calls the US policy in Syria 'a disaster'.

Kenyan FM Amina Mohamed denies country's auditor-general report that $2bn from Eurobond sale is unaccounted for.

"Strong alliance" with US and EU to continue despite crackdown, says Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek.

Mehdi Hasan challenges former NATO chief, who says, "If you want things to be done, ask the United States."

Former Zimbabwe Vice President Joice Mujuru denies corruption claims, says late husband’s fortune "with the courts"

Young voters will have "plenty of time to compromise in life", so they should vote for whoever they like, says Moore.

"Only some kind of a shakeup can save us," says cultural critic and philosopher Slavoj Zizek.

Author Naomi Wolf and Professor Hamid Dabashi debate if misogyny played a role in Hillary Clinton’s election loss.

France must find "reasonable accommodation" for Islam, but "there will be mistakes, there will be backlash", says Araud.

The French philosopher debates civil liberties and compares "jihadism" to Nazism.

Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tells Mehdi Hasan her biggest regrets and proudest achievements.

We discuss the Boycott, Divest, Sanctions movement against Israel and if it's getting unfairly labelled as anti-Semitic.

Jonathan Freedland, Lisa Goldman and Noura Erakat debate anti-Semitism among the political left.

Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan on a new charter coming “very soon”, and if they’ll accept a two-state solution.

Chief Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, says it’s technically impossible for the UK to get a new trade deal in time.

Use of torture 'did not prevent one single terrorist attack in the United States', says former interrogator Ali Soufan.

Ex-Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis says Jeremy Corbyn's chances of becoming the next UK prime minister are 'slim'.

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