Posted on 11/30/2004 11:50:55 AM PST by Convert from ECUSA
First U.S. Muslim Lifestyle Network in English Debuts Tuesday, November 30, 2004
A new cable network that claims to be the first U.S. Muslim lifestyle network in English debuts Tuesday.
Bridges TV (search) founder and chief executive Muzzammil Hassan (search), who came to the U.S. from Pakistan in 1979, said his wife came up with the idea in December 2001 while listening to the radio on a road trip.
"Some derogatory comments were being made about Muslims that offended her," Hassan told Reuters ahead of Tuesday's launch. "She was seven months pregnant, and she thought she didn't want her kids growing up in this environment."
Hassan says Bridges TV will launch with 50,000 cable and satellite subscribers.
He has signed a deal with Comcast (search), the largest U.S. cable operator, to make it available nationwide.
Hassan said the Buffalo-based channel is focused on lifestyle and entertainment, and programs will include Muslim cartoons, educational shows and animated Koran stories.
"Our target audience has told us some of the foreign channels are pretty one-sided, and some of the domestic channels are pretty one-sided the other way," Hassan said.
The network will differ from popular Arabic satellite channels like al-Jazeera in that it is focused on life in America, in English and backed by U.S. money, he said.
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Beheadings for the beginner?
Critize away, but:
I love the homemade-bomb-belt show.
And the lovely cooking (up explosives in your kitchen) show
The early morning "Death to America! Death to Jews!" exercise show is great.
The home-shopping of bags to cover your wife's head was great.
The Children love "Terrorist Do the Funniest Things!" show.
And the whole family watched the blood-libel show together.
Of course, I could do without those "Girls in Burkas Gone Wild" commercials. My wife and daughter saw another woman's ankles, so I had to beat them and burn their eyes with acid.
"...she thought she didn't want her kids growing up in this environment."
Yes, this environment of catering to every culture's demands certainly is trying isn't it?
"Yes, this environment of catering to every culture's demands certainly is trying isn't it?"
It sure is! Wears on my nerves like a rusty hinge on an August afternoon.
Cool magazine! :)
The kicker of this deal is that it is using the WNED studios to produce this. WNED ch 17, is the public (PBS) TV station in Buffalo. This ISlam network is a pay channel, like HBO or Showtim.
So what we have is a PUBLIC station helping promote a CAPATAIST, RELIGIS network. My tax dollars promoting Islam for someones profit.
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