Head to Head
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Al Jazeera’s @mehdirhasan faces off with influential thought leaders to tackle the big issues of our time.
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Me: "How many [Uighurs] are in detention?" Victor Gao: "Let me be philosophical..." Me: No, don't be philosophical. Be numerical. How many people are in detention?" Watch a clip from my latest Head to Head, with Chinese government defender Victor Gao:
Is China getting ready to invade Taiwan? Mehdi Hasan asks former Chinese diplomat Victor Gao. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/kmYdpHtOv_E
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco on Trump’s use of racist rhetoric. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4
On the latest Head to Head I asked Cuban-born Trump adviser Adolfo Franco if he's okay with Trump saying immigrants are "poisoning the blood" of the country & also if he's okay with Trump hosting a Holocaust denier for dinner. Watch our lively exchange:
“His former chief of staff called him an idiot. His national security adviser called him a dope. His economic adviser said he's dumb as s***.” Mehdi Hasan confronts Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco on Trump’s fitness for office. Full episode ▶️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4?si…
“It happens to everyone…the problems that Biden had were totally different.” Trump campaign spokesperson Adolfo Franco speaks with Mehdi Hasan about Donald Trump’s fitness for office. Full episode ▶️ youtu.be/fhHh5etSJJ4
In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges author and political commentator Matthew Goodwin on immigration, the far right and what he thinks it means to be British. Watch now ▶️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
GB News regular Matthew Goodwin gets grilled by Mehdi Hasan on his (false) claim that "50% of social housing in London is now occupied by people who are not British" – it’s actually 14%. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
"Using language that Holocaust survivors have said reminds them of the Nazis... 'invasion' of migrants. That is disgusting" Mehdi Hasan debates Matthew Goodwin on the language he uses when talking about immigration. Watch ▶️ youtu.be/BwB6x8CUkZA
In our latest episode, Mehdi Hasan debates Kimani Ichung’wah on Kenya's crackdown on dissent and the future of President William Ruto's leadership. Watch now ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
Al Jazeera English ‘Head to Head’ interview with Kimani Ichung’wah, the Majority leader of the Kenyan National Assembly Head to Head network.aljazeera.net/en/press-relea…
According to a recent Human Rights Watch report, Kenyan police officers have not been held accountable for the violent crackdown on protests in 2023 or 2024. Mehdi Hasan asked Kenya’s Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah why. Full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
“You know that the Kenyan public is suffering, so why are politicians flaunting their wealth?” An audience member asked Kimani Ichung’wah on Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan. Watch the full episode ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00
In the latest episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan debates Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe on his political record, the Easter bombings & Sri Lanka’s civil war. Watch the full episode now ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
Is there more to find out about the Easter Sunday bombings? Mehdi Hasan debated Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, on our latest episode of Head to Head. Watch now ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
“There was no report.” – Sri Lanka’s former president Ranil Wickremesinghe’s response to the Batalanda report and the allegations of his involvement in illegal detentions and torture Watch the full episode of Head to Head with Mehdi Hasan ⤵️ youtu.be/OXJhvhNNHWA
A year on from mass anti-government protests in Kenya, demonstrators are still being killed. Watch Mehdi Hasan's debate with majority leader Kimani Ichung’wah on inequality, corruption and police brutality in Kenya ⤵️ youtu.be/ZSIA7ZB9i00