Pro-America Ads Rejected by Arab Broadcasters

NPR | By Steve Inskeep

Published December 29, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Broadcasters in many Muslim nations are refusing to run a series of TV ads meant to soften anti-American sentiment by profiling Muslims living in America. All Things Considered host Steve Inskeep talks with Rami Khouri, a syndicated political columnist in Jordan, about why the ads are unpopular.

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