E-mail a friendJune 15, 2004
Tavis goes behind the scenes of the Arab network, Al Jazeera, with Arab-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim and Sudanese journalist Hassan Ibrahim. Director Allen Hughes talks about his new TV series.
Hassan Ibrahim
Hassan Ibrahim
Sudanese journalist Hassan Ibrahim was raised in Saudi Arabia, where he was a classmate of Osama bin Laden. He attended American universities and headed the BBC Arab News Service before joining the Al Jazeera Network. A passionate Arab nationalist, he's against the war and U.S. presence in the Middle East, but also praises the U.S. and its constitution. Ibrahim participates in the new documentary, Control Room.
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim
Jehane Noujaim is an award-winning Arab-American filmmaker who's lived in and embraced both worlds. She grew up in Cairo, Egypt and moved to Boston, where she attended Harvard University. Noujaim has worked on various documentaries in both the Middle East and the U.S. as a director and cinematographer. Her most recent directorial outing is Control Room, which takes an unprecedented look at the business of war.
Allen Hughes
Allen Hughes
With his fraternal twin brother Albert, producer-director Allen Hughes began making movies at age 12. They sold their first screenplay at 19 and co-directed a studio-backed feature film, presented it at Cannes and founded their own production and record company by age 21. Hughes made his feature film debut with Menace II Society. He directs and exec-produces the new USA Network Original Series, Touching Evil.