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...