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Al Jazeera’s fall from grace reflects Qatar’s shift on Egypt

When young Arabs led street protests to remove autocratic leaders in 2011, Qatari-owned Al Jazeera television played an instrumental role in promoting the uprisings, giving a crucial platform to secular activists and the Islamist opposition, particularly in Egypt. Two years later and leaflets posted in central Cairo show a bloodied hand next to the Al