Rima Karaki (

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: ريما كركي) is a Lebanese television show host, author and columnist. She is the presenter of the program ''Lel Nasher'' (للنشر), on the Lebanese television station Al Jadeed. She gained international notice from her interview with

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. Prior to joining Al-Jadeed, she was the presenter of ''Alam al Sabah'' (عالم الصباح) on the Lebanese TV station

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Hani Al-Sibai interview

In March 2015 she interviewed al-Qaeda supporter and former Egyptian Islamic Jihad member the Islamist scholar

. 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

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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

* ''Tonight I will confess'' (2009)

References

Living people Lebanese television presenters Lebanese women television presenters Lebanese writers Lebanese columnists Lebanese women writers Lebanese women columnists Year of birth missing (living people) {{Lebanon-bio-stub