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

Scott Ritter: Israel’s Collapse is Imminent Amid Escalation in Lebanon

Former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter warns that Israel is unraveling from within after its latest attack on Lebanon, as its military weakens and society fractures.

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It sometimes feels like the world is on the brink of war. Israel has just escalated the conflict in the Middle East with a massive attack on Lebanon, implanting bombs in hundreds of pagers and other electronic devices, killing many and injuring thousands. Around the world, the action has been condemned as an act of terror. Today’s guest,

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Israel’s Short-sighted Political Assassinations with Sharmine Narwani

Sharmine Narwani shares her insights on the targeted killings of Fuad Shukr and Ismail Haniyeh, which have sent shockwaves through the Middle East and raised the specter of a broader regional conflict.

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No matter how bad the attack on Palestine gets, Israel seems to find a way to make it worse. With a series of high-profile assassinations that threaten to spark a regional war, Israel has raised the stakes once again. On July 30, it targeted Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr in Beirut. One day later, it killed Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ lead ceasefire

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Whitney Webb: Trump, JD Vance bankrolled by CIA and Mossad backed Peter Thiel

Investigative journalist Whitney Webb breaks down Peter Thiel’s influence on Trump and JD Vance and how a Trump administration would advance a CIA-Mossad backed plan to expand the technocratic surveillance state.

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It is election season once again, and that means that the world’s eyes are drawn to our corrupt two-party duopoly. With a rapidly aging Biden decaying in front of us, Donald Trump is now a heavy favorite to become Commander-in-Chief of the US empire once more. Trump has chosen JD Vance as his running mate, a character made and financed by

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American Military Crisis: Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson Speaks Out

Former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell, Lawrence Wilkerson, exposes the crumbling facade of U.S. global power and the consequences of its aggressive foreign policy in Gaza and beyond.

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It is clear to at least half the world, some four billion people, that the United States is not the power that it once was… Our reputation is in tatters in the world.” That is what retired U.S. Army Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson told MintCast host Mnar Adley today. “When you talk about history and the history of empire in particular, what you find

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FBI Whistleblower Exposes Israel’s Chokehold on American Politics

Coleen Rowley joins Mnar Adley to discuss the bipartisan support for Israel in Washington, the decline of the American empire, the US addiction to forever wars, and the ongoing attack on whistleblowers like herself.

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Despite Israel constantly stepping over his “red lines” on Gaza, President Biden continues to support a genocidal onslaught against Gaza wholeheartedly. The Biden administration has recently approved a further $1 billion in arms sales to Israel, further underlining that it will do nothing to stop the bloodshed. Taking matters into their own

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Documentary | Automated Apartheid: Walking Through Hebron Smart City

Mnar Adley takes us along her journey as she crosses through the most heavily armed and surveilled checkpoints in the world where Israel has set up an automated apartheid system to track Palestinian movement.

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A silent sentinel watches over every corner in the bustling streets of Hebron, the largest city in the West Bank, where the ancient echoes of history collide with the modern hum of daily life. This sentinel is not a person but a network of surveillance technology known ominously as the "Hebron Smart City." Designed by Israeli authorities, this

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The Dust Has Settled: The Aftermath Of Iran’s Retaliatory Strikes On Israel

It’s been nearly one month since Israel bombed Iran’s embassy in Syria and since Iran’s retaliatory strikes against Israel. The dust may have settled but was this all for show? Dr. Mohammad Marandi joins Mnar Adley to discuss the aftermath of these attacks and what it means for Iran and the future of the region.

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In the wake of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, MintCast brings you an exclusive interview with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. Join MintPress as we delve into the unfolding events and gain insights into Iran's perspective. As the world's attention remains fixated

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