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Muslim alternative to Peppa Pig planned in Australia
AU news ^ | 9 Dec 2016 | AU news

Posted on 12/09/2016 1:19:53 AM PST by Cronos

Muslim alternative to Peppa Pig planned in Australia

Sydney (AFP) - Islamic leaders in Australia say they are backing a Muslim alternative to Peppa Pig but not because they think the popular cartoon series corrupts children, as reports have suggested.

Sydney production company One4Kids is campaigning to fund a show loosely based on the British children's series, telling the story of the Abdullah family and their life in a small town with a predominantly Muslim population and an imam as the key role model.

The head of the Australian National Imams Council, Sheikh Shady Alsuleiman, backed the "Barakah Hills" project in a Facebook video message, saying it was something Muslim children would benefit from rather than be "impacted negatively".

But he denied controversial comments attributed to him in The Australian newspaper that Peppa Pig "corrupts Muslim children".

In a statement, he blamed "an insatiable appetite by some media outlets to misrepresent and embellish the reality for sensationalist propaganda purposes".

He said he endorsed the concept of producing religious alternatives but that children should not be stopped from watching other cartoons.

(Excerpt) Read more at au.news.yahoo.com ...


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1 posted on 12/09/2016 1:19:53 AM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Time to use pig power to fight evil.

2 posted on 12/09/2016 1:25:20 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Je Suis Pepe)
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To: Cronos
(from the article) :".."an insatiable appetite by some media outlets to misrepresent and embellish the reality for sensationalist propaganda purposes".

It seems the Aussies also have a problem with the truthfulness of their media too
No matter how you stir it up, .. it still is propaganda !

3 posted on 12/09/2016 1:33:29 AM PST by Tilted Irish Kilt (Immigration is a priveledge ,.... not a right ! Tell that to O'Bungler and the U.N.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Wail til they meet Miss Piggie!


4 posted on 12/09/2016 1:56:07 AM PST by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets!!!)
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To: Cronos

5 posted on 12/09/2016 2:02:54 AM PST by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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” Meet the Abdullah’s”
Man I bet that’s going to be a ton of fun
Islamic humor is the best!
A new contemporary spin on 7 th century piety, honor killing and jihad


6 posted on 12/09/2016 2:54:14 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: Cronos

Maybe instead Australia should find an alternative to muslims.


7 posted on 12/09/2016 3:09:24 AM PST by cyberstoic
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I like the idea of alternatives to muzz slimes living in one’s nation. Options are for them to stop being muzz slime. And/Or stop being in the nation. And/Or stop living. muzz slimes are a very unhappy lot and should seriously look one or all of these alternatives as a solution to their self-imposed - and it is just that - misery.


8 posted on 12/09/2016 5:33:42 AM PST by Sirius Lee (If Trump loses, America dies)
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.... telling the story of the Abdullah family and their life in a small town with a predominantly Muslim population and an imam as the key role model.

Complete with honor killings, clitorectomies, and arranged child marriages among first cousins!

9 posted on 12/09/2016 6:36:18 AM PST by Rummyfan
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To: Cronos

I’d love to see this airport trend go national, at least:

http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/12/05/pig-to-greet-travelers-at-san-francisco-airport/


10 posted on 12/09/2016 6:38:04 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker

oink oink!


11 posted on 03/29/2019 1:18:39 AM PDT by Cronos (Obama's dislike of Assad is not based on his brutality but that he isn't a jihadi Moslem)
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