Posted 11/30/2023, 11:53:43 PM
MSNBC Cancels Mehdi Hasan's Show, Sparking Backlash Over Silencing Muslim Voices Amid Israel-Palestine Conflict
- MSNBC canceled Mehdi Hasan's show, prompting outrage from progressive lawmakers, activists, and advocacy groups
- Groups claimed MSNBC was trying to silence a prominent Muslim voice and pointed to the timing during conflict between Israel and Palestine
- Hasan's show had relatively low viewership numbers, averaging 400,000 per night
- Cancellation is part of a broader weekend programming reshuffle at MSNBC involving several hosts
- MSNBC denied accusations it was intentionally removing Muslim personalities from the air during the Israel-Palestine conflict