he has a book of clients who are on benefits and he says when journalists and t.v. producers need help with some kind of benefit story they call him his clients can be offered anywhere between 150 pounds 225000 pounds for a story and barry takes a cut he also told us that misrepresentation is a big part of the game any story that looks like a benefit recipient is spending big money that's the key so just one of our clients marie who can see a good example when rebuilding and being in the press for a war she wanted a horse of people going to go nuclear about you having a horse of a lot of heat for watching marie i know and i will be saying you've got 8 children why on earth would you want to have a horse that's going to cost you so much money while everybody comes down to lose the horse must cost thousands of times so actually the facts that were printed were nothing like the truth but i was happy to romy that because that's what we do i don't decide if it's fact or fiction that's for the publisher of the zone there's

an exclusive some might call it fate right and this media myth making has a potentially more detrimental impact on politics. since the financial crisis more than a decade ago cuts to welfare have been a constant feature of government policy to sell those policies politicians often rely on the same kind of stereotypes that t.v. producers and newspaper publishers do what we've got is these programs that are setting themselves up as journalism giving tory politicians more ammunition in order to support through brutal legislation if you don't have sanctions essentially you don't have water and you don't change behavior tabloid headlines have led to a debate in the house of commons with for example george osborne talking about how taxpayers a subsidizing these lifestyles and this was after the daily mail headlined by a product of welfare u.k. it's setting an agenda that the problem is people who exist in poverty not that

there are not an economic crisis on austerity because of people like mary that we have to bring the benefits. in a country where social security cards are having a real impact on people in need a media industry has grown creating its own set of beneficiaries it is the publish it produces p.r. agent some politicians reap the benefits and you could call it irresponsible. to use a term the media usually reserved for those on benefits seamus. and finally president trump's state visit to the u.k. was all over the news this past week mean makers balloon designers and protesters all had a field day but it's not like trump doesn't have fans overseas take israel and this next video which was posted on you tube recently the song's title is supertramp it lauds jerusalem's prince who fights like

a lion for israel recognizing jerusalem as israel's capital as well as prime minister netanyahu his claim to the golan heights has one trump plenty of friends on the far right but there was some confusion over this video the comments section indicates that a lot of people thought it was a parody and that's the problem with trump related material in the news or online you never really know we'll see you next time you're at the listening.

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al-jazeera where every. fully back to bill in doha with a look at our main stories here on al-jazeera at the start of a debate over a proposed extradition bail in hong kong has been delayed after protesters brought politicians from entering the government headquarters demonstrators are worried the law change could pave the way for suspects in serious crimes to be sent to mainland china to stand trial hong kong government has issued a strong warning to. protesters. change little hay for the hong kong government is calling on protesters who are blocking roads to return to the pedestrian sidewalks as soon as possible so traffic can resume i'm also urging protesters to stay calm

disperse peacefully and not test the law i want to reiterate the proposed extradition bill only targets those commit serious crimes and not law abiding citizens we will protect the rights of hong kong people and the rule of law al-jazeera is sky high low has more now from hong kong thousands of pro-democracy protesters have surrounded the legislative council building here in hong kong this is when the legislative council supposed to hear the 2nd tabling of that controversy over extradition law that has not happened because of these protesters and now we're hearing from the legislative council they delayed the meeting and they're also requesting that the protesters move so they can carry on with the business the protesters have not budge now unlike what we saw on sunday when more than a 1000000 people marched on the streets of hong kong most of the protesters here are young are students or young office workers who've taken the day off to come out and participate in this protest now it doesn't sound like they're making much headway when it comes to how the legislative council is dealing with this law but one thing they have been able to do is have their voice heard but also de lay those

proceedings as how this bill will be moving forward after more than a week of violence if he is to be a breakthrough in the crisis in sudan ethiopian mediators say the military june time in opposition groups have agreed to resume talks soon on the formation of a council to all this year's transition to civilian rule the opposition is suspending its civil disobedience campaign and general strike. transitional council's agreed on building trust between partners in doing so the council has agreed to release all political prisoners from the side of the declaration of freedom and change forces to show its willingness and has agreed to suspend the civil disobedience on june 11th. yemen's who's the media say the rebels have attacked the airport in saudi arabia with a cruise missile the saudis have not confirmed the attack the world food program is warning of a catastrophe in northwest syria following weeks of

a government offensive the u.n. agency says it's been unable to reach at least 7000 people in the area. where there's been intense fighting dozens of people mostly children have been killed in an attack on a village in the mop t.v. chin of central mali houses of doggone hunters were burnt down in their animals killed during sunday's violence the un has called the attack an act of unspeakable . the u.s. is reportedly pushing saudi arabia to complete its investigation into the killing of saudi journalist before the 1st son of us re of his murder by ministration official told avoiders news agency is urging the saudis to show tangible progress towards holding those responsible to account the shoji was killed after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul in october last year 11 saudi suspects have been put on trial but proceedings have been secretive. all charges against russian

reporter even golan of have been dropped after a campaign of support investigative journalists had been accused of drug dealing but his story is say the drugs were planted by authorities russia's interior minister says he will ask president vladimir putin to sack 2 senior police officers over the case called an obvious known for his work exposing corruption among moscow's political elite and mexico will send thousands of national guard troops to its southern border with guatemala on wednesday it's part of a deal struck with donald trump to curb the flow of central americans seeking asylum in the u.s. the u.s. government says the number of people caught crossing the southern border will likely reach a 1000000 this year you're up to date with headlines on al-jazeera rewind is up next to stay with us. i am. i am.

let. us. let. alone and welcome to rewind i'm richelle carey and the decade since we launched al-jazeera english back in 2006 we have built a library of moving and powerful documentaries here army wine revisiting some of the best of them and looking at how the story has moved on today we are rewinding 10 years to 2008 and rogge amar set out on a unique journey across the united states to get to the heart of what it meant to be muslim in america and that was back in the decade of $911.00 and the iraq war that followed since then of course the world has turned with the rise of isis the

political upheavals that followed the arab spring the chaos of us and gulf 1st libya then syria and of course the election of donald trump and his travel ban so today it's more important than ever to understand the history of a vibrant diverse and still growing muslim community and what it means to be both muslim and a patriot here's islam in america from 2008. oh says. cecil i want to take your brother this way because that. would. have. you.

mention america and islam and most people think of irreconcilable conflict but i suspect that's not the whole story in this 2 part series i hope to discover the truth relationship that's evolving between the 2. there is said to be 8000000 muslims in the united states and the faith is said to be the fastest growing religion in this country and the roots and history of islam a longer than most people are aware of i want to travel across this huge country to find out the stories of what it's like to be an american. in this program all the searching for the origins of islam in america talking to african-americans who had just discovering that own islamic history and exploring is being american fits comfortably with being muslim. my journey begins with a trip to minneapolis in the midwest it may seem an old destination for

a program on islam because its citizens are mostly jewish and christian but in 2007 voters here elected america's 1st muslim congressman keith ellison. keith back on the campaign trail on a most significant anniversary today is juneteenth it commemorates june 19th 865. the abolition of slavery these are local political activists and they're coming on the parade to get people in this community fired up about voting and at the halls of their efforts a young muslims playing their part trying to get congressman keith ellison the 1st muslim in congress reelected. oh good spirit nice to see you keith ellison is a charismatic politician who's keen to get young muslim started in politics well you know we're just have a going out here you know keith introduces me to his intent. would you say just

sort of young muslims living in other parts of the world even think being a muslim in america is a very tough thing and such are i mean there's advantages there's disadvantages we definitely have a lot more opportunity is that it's kind of difficult going up any different especially where i'm from it's a stance and the only muslim in my school dealing with some of my high school so that's definitely a challenge but once you get past that you know you can there's so many different avenues so many different opportunities for you to connect with and what it's like to be able to come in the united states get challenging and rewarding on the same time but i think the most important thing to remember is that you only you know what we can make you know if we want and i encourage all muslims around the world to actually do the same you know please get to know you elected officials will get all that's the only way you can make a difference. and it's going to get. you guys who are happy to see you know this is when the slaves got free right this is

a great example of the american author of glad handing it's the way to the electoral heart of the nation how candidates meet their votes is and has paid off for keefe here in minneapolis and it's worked elsewhere now americans have elected to muslims to congress. all these historically been on the margins of american society now come in you know when there's enough. everybody right now. for those muslims around the world in western countries who have no idea about the community here how would you say life is for muslims in america at the moment oh yes and there isn't one you don't hear about people getting hassled in the airport you know there's a long way to go absolutely because impression i mean come from britain in terms of sure muslims is a base level is hiding under their beds. that's broadly speaking that muslim living is really the beast not only did i not only did i just get elected by an

overwhelmingly jewish christian community so did andre carson who's a muslim here in indiana so people need to not look for excuses to just again you have to get involved you have to run the risk that you're going to encounter bumps in a long way but you still have to see them yeah. good friends are certainly keith needed the votes of christians and jews to get elected but there's a community of 44000 somali muslims here the biggest in america they even have their own t.v. network and they got behind chief. somali t.v. of minnesota and we're so glad to hear today. from 000 k. rudd let's focus to the muslim. countries i think muslims in european countries. believe that you know they join the greatest freedoms in the muslim communities in the west a thriving most of all in europe and when they think about the position of

muslims in america to be honest with you i think they think that the numbers a tiny before i call the plane here actually i was with my mom and i said oh you as we send someone. how many muslims you think they're on in the whole of the united states and she said 100150000 you know the whole united states in the whole united states but i mean as i understand there is anywhere between $5.00 and $8.00 men. i mean when you think about america as a land of opportunity and sort of seizing things with both hands maybe the sort of you know the next right you know mars if i could be so arrogant as to say that will come from here it is you. i have distant relatives in the somali community here they're among the 1st to escape the civil war that's been raging in my homeland off and on for decades 20 years on and the new wave of refugees has arrived from somalia some of just

graduated college and the throwing a party to celebrate their achievements we came here to take advantage of the opportunities here at the same time to keep our identity as muslims we're all going through the same experiences let's not forget our identity and let's give back to the community thanks i am a very blast person because. i get a little bit emotional. we've been given so much you know we've learnt so much but you read the news it's happening at home i have nothing to complain about thank .