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Top Journalism School Teams Up With Qatar

Northwestern received millions from terror-linked foundation

University Hall at Northwestern

Northwestern University’s journalism program accepted hundreds of millions in funding from Qatar and a regime-backed foundation linked to terrorism.

Foreign Policy to Celebrate Women’s Rights With Country That Oppresses Women

Event is latest PR effort by Qatar to peddle influence across DC

Doha, Qatar

Foreign Policy magazine is slated to hold an event that will highlight Qatar’s championship of women’s rights, raising questions about the publication’s partnership with a country that funds terrorism and has been cited as among the globe’s foremost human rights abusers.

Report: Al Jazeera Violating U.S. Law by Operating as Undisclosed Qatari Agent

Former representative Ros-Lehtinen pushing Trump DOJ to investigate Al Jazeera

al jazeera

The Al Jazeera news network is running afoul of U.S. laws mandating it disclose its ties to the Qatari royal family, which has for years used the network to further Doha’s political interests in America, according to a new report by a former member of Congress.

Qatar Hired Former CIA Agents to Hack Prominent GOP Official, Lawsuit Alleges

U.S.-based hackers allegedly took part in operations against Elliott Broidy and other critics of Qatar

Elliott Broidy

Qatar hired a team of former CIA and U.S. military intelligence officials to conduct a hack attack on a prominent American political activist after he raised questions about the country’s support for terrorism, according to allegations in a new lawsuit.

Qatar Waging Stealth Influence Operations Across U.S. Academic System, Documents Show

Group urges Trump admin to investigate Doha's funding of propaganda

Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Qatar is spending billions of dollars to infiltrate the American public education system as part of a propaganda effort that legal advocates say violates federal statutes and warrants a full-scale investigation, according to a non-public memorandum sent from an investigative group to the State Department and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. 

Group Demands Docs Related to Qatar’s Suspected Infiltration of U.S. Public Schools

Lawfare Project seeks to shine light on how Middle Eastern nation wages indoctrination campaign in U.S. schools

Duke University

A legal organization has filed a series of requests to compel American universities to turn over documents that will shine light on an effort by Qatar to peddle influence and push anti-Israel bias in U.S. public schools, according to a copy of public records requests obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Firm Working for Al Jazeera Demands GOP Rep Correct Op-Ed

DLA Piper's work for Qatari-funded outlet raises questions about foreign influence

A prominent Washington, D.C., law firm has been working on behalf of the Qatari-owned broadcasting network Al Jazeera, prompting questions from a congressional office as to whether the firm has disclosed this relationship under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).