'In this studio, I run the show'

28.05.2020 22:35

A female Lebanese TV host has won wide-spread support after standing her ground against an Islamist scholar following his sexist comments live on air.

Rima Karaki was conducting an interview with London-based Islamist Hani Al-Seba'i for Lebanon's Al Jadeed on the weekend of International

Women’s Day, discussing reports of Christians joining Islamic groups such as ISIS in the Middle East when the scholar went off on a historical tangent.

In the footage, Karaki urges Sheik Al-Seba'i to get back to the issues being faced in the present day, and asks him another question, a request which sparks a heated argument.

'It was at its peak during the 1970s, with the leftist revolutionary movement,' he says.

'Back then, we saw leftist organisation like the Red Brigades in Italy, the Red Army in Germany, the Baader Meinhof Group ...'

Karaki tries to get Al-Seba'i back on topic, asking him to 'focus on the present'.

She asks: 'At present, what slogans are used to attract (Christians) to these groups?'

But Dr Al Seba’i becomes angry and abruptly replies: 'Listen, don't cut me off. I will answer as I please.'

He then raises his voice, adding: 'I will not answer the way you like, because I’m here to serve the idea in which I believe.'

Karaki politely explains that they have limited time on the show, but Al-Seba'i refuses to listen, telling the TV host he would not be interrupted and that he will answer as he pleases.

The host then lets the scholar know exactly who's in charge. 'In this studio, I run the show,' Karaki says.

It provokes an angry reaction from Al-Seba'i. 'Are you done?' he says. 'Shut up so I can talk.

'It's beneath me to be interviewed by you. You are a woman who...'

'If you are going to elaborate so much, we won’t have time for other questions.

'Now, it’s up to you. If we have time, you will answer all the questions,' she says.

Dr Al Seba'i replies: "You can decide as much as you like, but I will do whatever I want.'

(dailymail.co.uk)

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