Mnar Adley

Mnar Adley is an award-winning journalist and editor and is the founder and director of MintPress News. She is also president and director of the non-profit media organization Behind the Headlines. Adley also co-hosts the MintCast podcast and is a producer and host of the social media video series Behind The Headlines.  Adley is a recipient of the Women's Institute for the Freedom of the Press Award and the Serena Shim Award for independent journalism. Adley is a regular speaker on responsible journalism and Big Tech censorship. She started her career as an independent multimedia journalist covering Midwest and national politics while focusing on civil liberties and social justice issues posting her reporting and exclusive interviews on her blog MintPress, which she later turned MintPress into the global news source it is today. In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at [email protected]. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh In 2009, Adley also became the first American woman to wear the hijab to anchor/report the news in American media. Contact Mnar at [email protected]. Follow Mnar on Twitter at @mnarmuh

"Les dispararon en la ingle": Una enfermera estadounidense de cuidados intensivos expone los crímenes de guerra en Gaza.

El enfermero estadounidense de cuidados intensivos Wally Massay regresó de Gaza con un relato desgarrador sobre la vida en hospitales bombardeados. En una entrevista exclusiva con MintPress News, detalla los ataques deliberados contra civiles, niños y personal médico, y la pesada carga de la complicidad estadounidense.

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It's like nothing I have ever seen in my life," said American ICU nurse Wally Massay of his time in Gaza. Massay recently returned from a spell in the densely populated strip, where he was on the front lines of Israel's campaign against a civilian population. He worked at numerous health centers, including the Al-Aqsa, Nasser, and Indonesia

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Los arquitectos oscuros de la IA: Palantir, USAID y el oleoducto de la extrema derecha

La influencia de Peter Thiel sobre la política exterior de Estados Unidos es profunda, desde la financiación de las guerras de Israel hasta el respaldo al vicepresidente JD Vance. Alan MacLeod y Robert Inlakesh se unen a MintCast para revelar cómo los especuladores de la guerra moldean la agenda de Washington.

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MintCast Feature AI Billionare Warfare

We are living in turbulent times. U.S. media and politicians are busy carving up Syria, balkanizing a once proud nation, and are supporting Israel’s attempts to annex the entirety of the south of the country. Israel has switched its focus to the West Bank and even further, with rumors of a wider war against Lebanon and Iran circulating. And that

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Jerusalem Post Attacks MintPress for Investigating Israel’s Media Influence

Senior MintPress journalist Alan MacLeod joins MintCast to discuss how his investigations into Israeli spies working in American newsrooms led to a smear campaign from The Jerusalem Post.

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While the destruction in the Middle East has been fierce, the media war surrounding who controls the narrative of events has been no less intense. And MintPress News has been caught up in it. Our investigations into Israeli attempts to manipulate public understanding of the genocide in Gaza have drawn the ire of The Jerusalem Post, who recently

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Vijay Prashad: Hyperimperialism, the Fall of Syria and Capitalist Gangers

In this episode of MintCast, host Mnar Adley speaks with historian, journalist, and author Vijay Prashad about the turmoil shaping 2025.

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The Gangsters of Capitalism - MintCast website

As 2025 begins, California is on fire. And it feels like much of the rest of the world is burning, too. From the slaughter in the Middle East to a new Cold War brewing in Asia, everywhere we look is filled with uncertainty. At home, the California wildfires have exposed much of the true face of capitalism. From prison laborers risking their

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The Resistance Is Not Dead, With Ghadi Francis

The journalist and author returns to MintCast to assess Syria’s new pro-Western leadership, Türkiye’s regional ambitions, and the enduring resistance movements across West Asia.

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The coming year is promising to be a crucial one in the history of West Asia. Just weeks have passed since the ouster of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and his replacement with pro-Western leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. Syria was a key member of the so-called “Axis of Resistance” – a coalition of actors opposing Israel and its actions. What will

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From Damascus to Chaos: Assad’s Fall and al-Qaeda’s Comeback

Join Kevork Almassian and Seyed Mohammad Marandi as they discuss the stunning fall of Assad’s government, the rise of a former al-Qaeda leader, and Israel’s territorial ambitions in the chaos.

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There are some weeks when decades happen. In just a few days, the Syrian government has fallen, President Bashar al-Assad has fled to Moscow, and Al-Nusra founder Abu Mohammad al-Julani has taken power. How could all of this have happened so quickly? Only last year, it appeared that Assad was entrenching his position internationally, being

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Jill Stein: Democrats Would Rather Lose the Election Than Stop A Genocide

“There is an unstoppable uprising going on. And however far we get, people are not going to stop. This is not just for the election,” Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein told MintPress: “The fight will not be over, no matter what. This is a long-term battle, and it is so uplifting to see how ready people are to be in it for the long haul.”

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Jill Stein Interview Feature photo

There is an unstoppable uprising going on. And however far we get, people are not going to stop. This is not just for the election,” Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein told MintPress Director Mnar Adley: “The fight will not be over, no matter what. This is a long-term battle, and it is so uplifting to see how ready people are to be in it

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