(BEIRUT, LEBANON) — Lebanese journalist Rima Karaki fired back on Monday night after an interview with Sunni scholar Hani Al-Seba’i turned sour.
Karaki was interviewing Al Seba’i about recent waves of Christians joining ISIS when he began discussing the historical consequences of Christian involvement. That’s when Karaki asked him to redirect the angle to present day.
Al Seba’i became combative after Karaki explained there was a time limit on his interview.
“Please don’t get all worked up,” she said. “We respect you and know you want to give a complete answer.”
But Al Seba’i wasn’t having it. “Are you done?” he asked. “Shut up so I can talk.”
Karaki fired back, asking him how a “respected Sheik can tell a TV host to shut up.” She later asked producers to cut off his microphone and move on with the program.
“Either there is mutual respect, or the conversation is over,” she said.
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