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

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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From Gaza to Guantanamo: The Horrors of Western Imperialism

An unflinching look at the parallels between Israeli atrocities and Western crimes, exposing the systemic violence inherent in US foreign policy.

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Over the past six months, we have witnessed some of the darkest moments in human history and some of the worst of its capabilities. Every day, we collectively watch in horror as an apartheid state carries out war crimes against defenseless civilian populations with almost complete impunity - and with the near total support of Western leaders,

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MintPress News: Pushing Back Against Atrocity Propaganda

While corporate mainstream media gave Israel the cover to commit genocide in Gaza, MintPress has been at the forefront of challenging atrocity propaganda and naming the names of those who profit from this massacre. For this, we have been targeted financially and algorithmically.

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I want to invite you to the fight against media manipulation and censorship to help us break through the propaganda. For nearly six months, we’ve witnessed Israel openly commit genocide in Gaza while it was livestreamed right on our smartphones. For nearly six months, we’ve witnessed mainstream media outlets like The New York Times, CNN, and

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Presidential Candidate Jill Stein On Gaza, The Two-Party System and US Militarism

Green Party Presidential candidate Dr.Jill Stein joins Mint Press director and host of the MintCast podcast Mnar Adley to talk about Dr. Stein’s position on Gaza, the two-party system, US militarism, climate change and her campaign objectives

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Gaza is the “key issue of our era,” Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein told the MintCast today. “Every international law in the books is being broken,” she said, “This is not something that began on October 7. This is the continuation of ethnic cleansing and displacement that began in 1947 and 1948 with the displacement of 750,000

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