Sharq al-Adna
Covert British Radio and the Development of Arab Broadcasting
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12955490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Mcnicholas (University of Westminster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 237-255 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Journal of Culture and Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1873-9857 • E-ISSN: 1873-9865 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18739865-20201000 |
| OpenAlex | W3024861542 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Sharq al-Adna, or the Near East Arab Broadcasting Station, was a covert, British radio station that broadcasted in Arabic from 1941 to 1956, at first from Palestine before moving to Cyprus in 1948, where it posed as a commercial station but, in reality, was controlled by British Special Intelligence Services until the military commandeered it at the time of Suez. In the intervening fifteen years, its mainly Arab staff, loosely supervised by a small number of British personnel, broadcasted a mixture of music, drama, discussion, educational and religious programs, albeit with a subtle British slant to its news. In this article, which is based on archival sources, including the memoirs of some of those involved and some material originally published in Arabic, the author assesses the station’s contribution to British propaganda efforts in the Middle East and to the development of Arab broadcasting
Ancient history · Arabic · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Broadcasting (networking · Computer security · Covert · Drama · Linguistics · Media studies · Memoir · Middle East · Palestine · Port (circuit theory · Sociology · Visual arts · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
The Failure of American and British Propaganda in the Arab Middle East, 1945–1957
A Discourse on Domination in Mandate Palestine
Local Music Scenes and Globalization
Cloak Without Dagger’
From Law and Order to Pacification
Overt and covert
Radio Bri
Sharq Al-Adna/The Voice of Britain
Who Heard What When
The bbc's external services and the middle east before the suez crisis
Losing hearts and minds in Iraq
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |