Akram khuzam biography of georgetown

Akram Khuzam (Arabic: أكرم خزام) was the Al Jazeera Channel's former Moscow Bureau chief. He served as the Bureau Chief in Moscow for 9 years until he was replaced in a storm of controversy by Amro Abdel-Hamid in late September 2005.^[1] Khuzam was known for ending his reports by saying "...Akram Khuzam, Aljazeera, Moscooowww."^[2]

Anti-Muslim statements

Akram Khuzam angered the Muslim community in Russia in 2004 by making anti-Muslim statements.

Akram khuzam biography of georgetown university

He declared to a Russian TV channel that Islam promotes terrorism and that the Qur'an incite violence, and he said that three of the Muslim Caliphs were killed in internal terrorist conflicts. Mr. Geidar Dzhemal, the head of the Islamic Committee of Russia, asked Al Jazeera to fire Mr. Khuzam.^[3] Al Jazeera stated that the replacement of Akram Khuzam in September 2005 was not related to the complaints raised by the Islamic Committee and was unrelated to Mr Khuzam's statements.

Replacement