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Many in the print media are referring to the Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria as ‘Isis’. But Gulf News is referring to them as ‘Isil’. Why this discrepancy? Which is correct?
From Mr Jose Mathew
UAE
The militant group’s name in Arabic refers to Iraq and ‘Al Sham’. The closest translation of Al Sham is ‘the Levant’, and not Syria. The Levant includes Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. Hence, Gulf News has opted go with the acronym Isil, which we feel is more in line with what their name stands for.
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Unfair coverage
I have been reading Gulf News since I came to live in Dubai in 2006. Since the past few days, the newspaper has been covering the Kashmir flood issue. What I have realised is that the relevant reporter has a lopsided view of the entire situation. The headlines are not in sync with the actual facts. One headline reads, ‘Anger mounts over bungled response’ (Gulf News, September 12) and then goes on to give statistics of the rescue efforts by the Indian army. So can the reporter please decide whether to applaud the Indian army’s efforts or to decry them? This has been happening two days in a row, where the Indian army has always had a ‘bungled response’ as opposed to the Pakistani troops who are diligently saving lives. How unfair is that and what kind of journalism is the newspaper following? Please do not run one country down to favour the other. There are hundreds of pictures and stories circulating on social media about the superb rescue efforts by the Indian authorities and its army. Please do show them fair reportage.
From Ms Meghana Kadam
UAE
The flooding in Kashmir and Pakistan is a large scale humanitarian crisis that has been given equal coverage by Gulf News. The coverage is based on reported ground reality, active feedback from affected residents, multiple official sources and international news agency reports. There is no bias being employed. Gulf News has always stayed away from taking sides with India, Pakistan or any other country. We have only reported facts.
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Choose words carefully
Is this a reasonable headline for the report (“Son falls asleep at the wheel, kills father in accident”, Gulf News, September 17)? It is commonsense that the father died during the accident. There is a big difference in killing someone and someone dying during an accident. The impression given by this headline is that the son killed his father.
From Mr Imtiaz Hussain
Dubai
Immature
What an immature headline in the Nation section. It shows that the son killed his father on purpose.
From Mr Hasnain
London, United Kingdom
Full name withheld by request
The headline explains quite simply what happened — the son fell asleep behind the wheel, causing an accident that killed the father. To imply that the headline suggests that the son killed the father while sleeping does not hold. No offence was suggested in the headline.
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