Rima Karaki
Rima Karaki is a Lebanese television show host, author and columnist. She is the presenter of the program Lel Nasher, on the Lebanese television station Al-Jadeed. She gained international notice from her interview with Hani al-Sibai. Prior to joining Al-Jadeed, she was the presenter of Alam al Sabah on the Lebanese TV station Future TV.Hani Al-Sibai interview
In March 2015 she interviewed al-Qaeda supporter and former Egyptian Islamic Jihad member the Islamist scholar Hani al-Sibai. During the live television interview she cut him off after he had told her to "shut up" and said "It's beneath me to be interviewed by you. You are a woman who..." The interview went viral shortly after being released causing public outrage over his sexist remark. The video was viewed by more than five million viewers on YouTube within a week. Karaki stopped the interview after three minutes, saying: “Just one second. Either there is mutual respect or the conversation is over.” And she cut off his mic.Books
