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OMNI Cuts Ties with Arabic-Language Program following B’nai Brith Complaint

June 30, 2021 TORONTO – Canada’s largest multicultural television channel has pledged to no longer broadcast an Arabic-language program after B’nai Brith exposed antisemitic rhetoric used by the program online. Lama TV, founded and produced by Lama Aggad, describes itself as “the largest Canadian Arabic TV show that airs on OMNI and OMNI 2 National Television channels.” OMNI, in turn, …

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Rogers TV Drops Arabic-Language Show Following Complaint of Antisemitism

  By Aidan Fishman Campus Advocacy Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada Rogers TV, which runs community programming throughout Canada, has pulled the plug on an Arabic-language show called AskMirna after B’nai Brith Canada drew its attention to antisemitic messages promoted in the program. AskMirna, which describes itself as “presenting an accurate, positive, inspiring and entertaining image of the …

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