Mnar Adley

Mnar Adley is an award-winning journalist and editor and is the founder and director of MintPress News. She is also president and director of the non-profit media organization Behind the Headlines. Adley also co-hosts the MintCast podcast and is a producer and host of the social media video series Behind The Headlines.  Adley is a recipient of the Women's Institute for the Freedom of the Press Award and the Serena Shim Award for independent journalism. Adley is a regular speaker on responsible journalism and Big Tech censorship. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at [email protected]. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at [email protected]. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

Is Israel Behind the Assassination of Charlie Kirk? The Internet Thinks So

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has sparked widespread speculation online, with many pointing to Israel’s long history of political killings. Once one of Israel’s most loyal defenders, Kirk’s sudden break with Netanyahu and the pro-Israel establishment may have sealed his fate.

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By Mnar Adley

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Why The Media Obsesses Over Kirk While Israel Assassinates a Prime Minister

The press amplifies outrage over Charlie Kirk’s killing but erases Israel’s campaign of assassinations in Yemen, where a blockade has devastated Israel’s economy and united millions behind Palestine.

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By Mnar Adley
Yemen interview

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Trump’s Phony “Cartel” Plot to Invade Venezuela

Washington slapped a $50 million bounty on Maduro and sent warships to Caracas, but experts say the so-called Cartel of the Suns is a U.S. invention to justify regime change.

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Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Pete Hegseth Venezuela

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Zencity: Israel’s Spy Agency Is Exporting Occupation Tech to America

Israel’s Unit 8200 isn’t just spying on Palestinians — its Zencity software is now stalking Americans, tracking protests, and shielding U.S. police from accountability. From Gaza to Minneapolis, the occupation has gone global.

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By Mnar Adley
ZenCity

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African Stream Founder on US Censorship, Pan-Africanism and the Rise of Africa’s Resistance

Ahmed Kaballo joins MintCast to discuss the US-led takedown of African Stream, the rise of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Ibrahim Traoré, and the pan-African resistance reshaping the Sahel.

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Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod

On this episode of the MintCast, hosts Mnar Adley and Alan MacLeod speak with Ahmed Kaballo, the man behind the viral media outlet that the U.S. government has been trying to silence. In September, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech smearing media platform African Stream as secretly funded and controlled by Vladimir Putin

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Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide 

Alan MacLeod discusses his explosive new investigations into how Google has become a key Israeli ally in war propaganda, data surveillance, and economic support—spending billions to boost Tel Aviv’s image and infrastructure amid its genocidal campaign in Gaza.

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Alan Macleod
By Mnar Adley
And Alan Macleod
Alan MacLeod on Israeli Propaganda and Google’s Complicity in Genocide

Israel could not be doing what it is doing without significant support from the West. And they have found some very powerful allies in Silicon Valley. Chief among these is Google, which has allowed the Israeli government to use its platforms to target tens of millions of Europeans with propaganda. Joining the MintCast today to talk about his

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Documenting Israel’s War Crimes with Motaz Azaiza

Photojournalist Motaz Azaiza joins MintCast host Mnar Adley to recount surviving Israel’s assault on Gaza, his rise to global prominence, and why documenting genocide is more urgent than ever.

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By Mnar Adley
Motaz Azaiza Article

Documenting crimes against humanity has never been more dangerous. Since October 2023, Israel has killed well over 200 journalists covering the war—an average of 13 per month. Today, MintCast host Mnar Adley is joined by one journalist who both shot to worldwide fame during the attack on Gaza and managed to survive the catastrophe. Motaz

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