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Faisal al-Qassem was born on 3 June, 1961 in Thaala, Al-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, United Arab Republic, is an A syrian television talk show host. Discover Faisal al-Qassem's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Occupation Talk show host at The Opposite Direction in Al Jazeera
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 3 June 1961
Birthday 3 June
Birthplace Thaala, Al-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, United Arab Republic
Nationality Syrian

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1961

Faisal Al-Qasim (born June 3, 1961), also written as Faisal Al-Kasim in (فيصل القاسم) is a British-Syrian television personality based in Qatar, who is known for hosting the controversial live debate show The Opposite Direction (الاتجاه المعاكس) on Al Jazeera, where two guests with contradicting points of views debate on various topics but mostly topics related to politics of the Arab world.

Fights break out on some occasions.

Al-Qassim is known for his provocative on-screen style and is frequently credited with playing a large part in Al Jazeera's reputation in the Arab world as willing to break taboos and potentially offend individuals and states.

Faisal Al-Qassim was born in 1961 in the village of Thaala, Al-Suwayda Governorate, Syria.

He is from the Druze religious minority in Syria.

1983

He graduated in 1983 from the University of Damascus with a degree in English Literature, and later received his Ph.D. from the University of Hull in 1990.

At Hull, he Initially studied drama, later moving on to television.

As a child born into a poor family, Al-Qassim had to work various jobs including metalwork, harvesting, street cleaning, electrical work, and more tedious tasks.

Since then, he dreamt of leaving that world to work in something that would allow him to have a public presence and voice.

He had a very strong interest in radio and television and used to go to the city to watch television through windows of various houses.

He once got caught doing so by a homeowner who accused him of being a thief.

After hearing his story, however, he allowed him to enter the house and watch television with the family.

Al Qassim's family were able to buy a black and white television set of their own after electricity was introduced to his village.

Al-Qassim originally aspired to become a weather report presenter on television.

Before joining Al Jazeera, Al-Qassem worked for the BBC Arabic Radio and TV for over eight years as producer and anchor of political and cultural programs.

"The Opposite Direction" is regarded as probably the most controversial talk show in the history of Arab television.

It is also one of the most popular, and has drawn official protest and complaints from officials.

It is similar to CNN's Crossfire, and is a political debate show that features guests who hold opposing opinions and debate a controversial topic.

Hugh Miles writes in his book on Al-Jazeera "the show has been the source of numerous international disputes and instigated the severance of diplomatic relations with several neighboring countries."

Dr. Faisal Al-Qassem prepares the show himself, researching, writing, and presenting it single-handedly.

Through it, he has become one of the most famous faces in the Arab World.

Al-Qassem's program has led to diplomatic crises between the state of Qatar, where Al Jazeera is based, and several Arab countries, five of which withdrew their ambassadors from Doha in protest over the program.

Faisal Al-Qassem has stated that his mission is to liberate the Arab World from dictatorship, despots, and traditions.

He believes that Al-Jazeera and his show have been successful in doing that.

Al-Qassem has published the following book titles in Arabic:

2007

He was listed by Arabian Business Magazine as one of the top most influential Arab personalities for the year 2007, ranked as 64th.

2011

Al-Qassem has been viewed in many cases as a big supporter of the 2011 Arab revolutions, by fueling them and spreading awareness through his show "The Opposite Direction".

His colleague and friend, Yahya Abo-Zakariya, describes the introductory scenes of the show presented by Al-Qassem as more like revolution statements, backed up with dramatic music effects that made them sound very powerful.

The show became a fuel to the revolutions and has allowed the accumulation of awareness on revolt and public awakening which in turn played a part in creating a situation of the Arab revolt against the current situation.

Nonetheless, Al-Qassem has been widely criticized by various people for different reasons.

He has been criticized for his selection of guests, such as for the episode on the alleged terrorist armed gangs of Syria, where he hosted a military personality to debate with a Lebanese author, where the military personality was viewed as incompetent and inappropriate for such a debate.

In addition, a Syrian blogger has criticized and attacked him, describing him as sectarian due to his selection of pro-government guests only from the Christian sect to debate with opposition figures mainly from the Muslim-Sunni sect, accusing him of trying to give the revolution a sectarian appearance.

Also, Al-Qassem's statements that described the Yemeni people as drunks due to their high percentage of qat drug addiction raised a huge amount of criticism on him and his show among Yemenis.

Some have even demanded a public apology from him for insulting the Yemeni people.

2019

On February 13, 2019, Israeli comedienne Noam Shuster-Eliassi, speaking to i24 News, joked that she would like to marry the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.

On February 17, Al-Qassem posted on his Facebook account about Shuster-Eliassi's comment.

Subsequently, BBC Arabic and Al Jazeera covered the story as if Shuster-Eliassi's proposal were genuine.

Al-Kasim is married to a Syrian woman who comes from the same village and has 3 children, a girl, Saba, and two boys, Aseel and Adam.

Outside his work in media, Al-Kasim enjoys a range of interests and pastimes including internet surfing, shopping, and listening to music.