By Safaa Abdoun
Daily News Egypt
CAIRO:
In a bid to bridge cultural gaps and clear misconceptions about Islam,
Azhari TV is reaching out to a wider audience and is now available in
English, French, Urdu and Pashto in addition to its original Arabic
language programming.
Azhari TV was first launched following US
President Barack Obama's address to the Muslim World in June 2009 where
he called for a dialogue based on mutual respect and understanding
between people of different faiths.
One year later, Azhari TV, the
educational and entertainment satellite channel created to promote
moderate Islam, has decided to expand.
“[Through Azhari TV] we're
trying to show the people in the west and the rest of the world that the
problem isn't in Islam but it's the misinterpretations by certain
people that's the problem,” said Hassan Tatanaki, chairman of Azhari TV,
in an interview with Daily News Egypt.
The
satellite channel was founded with the aim of promoting a moderate
interpretation of Islam and intends to counter extremist rhetoric which
they saw dominating the debate. read more
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