Muslim version of Sky One" plans launch

**gameboy** · 31-07-2005

A new channel purporting to be "Sky One from a Muslim perspective" is to launch before the year is out, according to Broadcast.

Bridges TV, based on a US station of the same name, is the brainchild of businessman Haras Rafiq and Ibrar ul-Haq, BA's first Islamic pilot.

Around 75% of content will be acquired, with the remaining 25% being produced in-house at the channel's studios in Rochdale.

Planned programmes include "Muslim equivalents" of Sesame Street and Blue Peter.

Source: DS.co.uk

***Rob*** · 31-07-2005

Please don't get me wrong because I'm no racist and I hate no one, but if these people come to Britain to live it might be better if they studied English programs if they want to watch TV.
If I moved to Spain, France or Russia I don't expect them to lay on English programs for me (though it would be nice).
May be watching some recent English news programs would help.

**dardachat5** · 01-08-2005

i hope this will improve westren view of islam

ebuka michael · 01-08-2005

Please can someboby tell me any technics that can make it posible for me to view more than one different channels from one receiver? Or any receiver that has this capability.
Send me a private mail at:mcmsat@satlover.zzn.com[quote]

Please do not hijack threads like this If you have a question then start a new thread using the start thread button top left in any forum

**Artist 2004** · 02-08-2005

Originally Posted by gameboy

A new channel purporting to be "Sky One from a Muslim perspective" is to launch before the year is out, according to Broadcast.

Bridges TV, based on a US station of the same name, is the brainchild of businessman Haras Rafiq and Ibrar ul-Haq, BA's first Islamic pilot.

Around 75% of content will be acquired, with the remaining 25% being produced in-house at the channel's studios in Rochdale.

Planned programmes include "Muslim equivalents" of Sesame Street and Blue Peter.

Source: DS.co.uk

Never knew Sesame Street and Blue Peter were Christian! Or maybe Buddhist?

Is it just another example of religeous bigots building walls between eachother?

**john22** · 02-08-2005

Originally Posted by gameboy

A new channel purporting to be "Sky One from a Muslim perspective" is to launch before the year is out, according to Broadcast.

Bridges TV, based on a US station of the same name, is the brainchild of businessman Haras Rafiq and Ibrar ul-Haq, BA's first Islamic pilot.

Around 75% of content will be acquired, with the remaining 25% being produced in-house at the channel's studios in Rochdale.

Planned programmes include "Muslim equivalents" of Sesame Street and Blue Peter.

Source: DS.co.uk

Why not. There;s room for us all.Thats the whole point.

**rolfw** · 02-08-2005

I tend to agree with Artist 2004, didn't think that Blue Peter or Sesame Street were allied to any religion, sounds more like indoctrination to me and anything which puts more barriers up or isolates rather than integrates, is in my opinion a bad thing.

**Topper** · 02-08-2005

When in Rome do as the Romans do

Guzzlegirl · 11-11-2005

Totally agree with Artist 2004. Building 'bridges' between Westerners (to be polite, all Christians, Catholics, Protestants etc) and Muslims after 9/11? How many Westerners will be subscribing to the channel? How does this channel 'educate' these Westerners to stop 'hating' Muslims after the attrocities of 9/11? How does a Muslim Sesame St and Blue Peter educate people....it shows nothing but racism in itself! Bridges TV is nothing but yet another channel showing a Muslim world for the benefit of Muslims. I am a Muslim and extremely proud to be one. This new channel will not unite people but will divide them.....and please leave Sesame Street alone!

**Analoguesat** · 11-11-2005

The Bridges TV project seems to have gone suspiciously quiet. Their website now just reflects to the American site.

Draw your own conclusions.

***BarMoo*** · 11-11-2005

Originally Posted by Rob

Please don't get me wrong because I'm no racist and I hate no one, ..... but if these people come to Britain ..................

If the guy has the capital to start such a venture - why not? Aren't we supposed to be living in multi-channel world that encourages such entrepreneurship?

I'll assume with a high chance of probability that most Germans working in England have German TV (its really FreeTV BTW ;-) and I don't believe the city has fallen apart yet: so what's the problem?

Why flame immigrants who might want to watch their own stuff if they have the dosh to pay for it. It is, afterall, only TV.

Besides the yanks already have an 'AYE-RAB' TV station (probably dishing out Disney Orlando commercials and Jay Leno) and the BBC (courtesy of Home Office funding) are gonna dish out the same next year with TV that will, purportedly, give a 'muslim view of the western world from a westerned muslim perspective' (juggle the words around until something makes sense).

Mark.

**rolfw** · 12-11-2005

Originally Posted by mljgmljg

Why flame immigrants who might want to watch their own stuff if they have the dosh to pay for it. It is, afterall, only TV.
Mark.

Can't see anywhere in this thread where anyone has been flamed Mark

***Yeshi*** · 12-11-2005

This seems to be a religious thread.. but im going to hijack it anyway

New channel sky muslim whatever.. cant see it being big.. instead of making new channels with a muslim language.. why dont they utilise the feature that all sky boxes have and be able to change language.. then we can all watch something in our native tongue

Sorry if this post has nothing to do with the thread lol

**rolfw** · 12-11-2005

No it isn't really a religious thread Yeshi although religion is an element of it and a small point, there are many different languages spoken in the Muslim world, so it would be almost impossible to make a channel to relate to all of them. It was more to do with making a religious version (not different language version) of a couple of programmes which are not religious to start off with and why there is a need to do so. I can of course understand perfectly why there would perhaps be an alternative version of say Songs of Praise or any other religion based programme.

**Topper** · 12-11-2005

IMHO this thread is really a load of nonsense... I do not see Sikhs insisting that they have their own version or flavour of any particular soap....I do not see Buddhists insisting the same. Jews have lived in the UK for a couple of centuries and I see no special programs for them either, so why should Muslims require their own brand of programming. Surely one lives in a country and society where one feels comfortable, one does not try to change that country or society to make it comfortable to oneself. If you do not feel comfortable then surely one goes to somewhere where you do......???!!! Am I being too simplistic here, is this rocket science???

***Yeshi*** · 12-11-2005

exactly.. i wouldnt expect to go to another country and everything to be changed for me.. infact i would much prefer to adapt to the way of life of that country.. thats what makes it interesting.

This country id becoming stupid more and more now..

Even words are being taken out of our language.. infact we cant say black board or our children cant sing bah bah black sheep as its deemed racist..

is it any wonder there is riots in the world when people are changing ways of life to suit other people..

i mean look at the town in london which banned christmas lights.. by doing this wont it not cause a backlash towards muslim people ?? Am i right in thinking that muslims disagree with the banning of the lights?? i am correct no body agrees with these things..

Its the people sat at there desk thinking up ideas.. people like blair etc who are causing all these troubles..

Time for a revolution me thinks..

mouk · 12-11-2005

loooony laws/ways are becoming more common now and it all seems to distance muslims from the rest.

**T_G** · 12-11-2005

I think that people having problems with Muslim or any other ethnic/language specific station in a satellite forum is a bit funny. Most of us have motors and dishes and we get a zillion stations from all over the place, so a Muslim station is nota problem. You don't want to watch it? Use the remote. After all there are black channels, religious channels, Welch channels, and god knows what else.
The question of integration of immigrant communities in their new country is something different though, but has nothing to do with radio or TV.
I for one love to watch good quality foreign movies with subtitles, be it from China, Japan Asia or whatever, and I feel there should be more of these so maybe there will be a bit more understanding between cultures.

And finally: I know people say that watching TV is not good for kids, but since I left the UK to Germany my kids watch UK TV, the reason is that I don't want them to forget the language, and it works. Same as when we were in the UK we spoke German at home. So ther eis some benefit of having Sesame street in Arabic, Hindu and Swahili ....

**rolfw** · 12-11-2005

Yes, this is becoming a bigger problem year in year out, well meaning but badly advised officials and politicians are making ill conceived decisions which in their minds help integration, but in real terms have precisely the opposite affect.

I have for many years received greetings cards at christmas from non christian friends and aquaintances, who may not personally celebrate the festival, but appreciate that I do.

***BarMoo*** · 12-11-2005

I am glad T_G found the thread

He reasonably explains how 'foreign' telly (SKY?) plays a part in his household.

Now think of why Haras Rafiq and Ibrar ul-Haq reckon there's room for a niche channel over in the US.

The channel might be as bad as 'Men & Motors' without the babes: it might be as good as 'SKY 1' with subtitles - I don't know. It could turn out to be a well-meaning education channel for our American friends. Who cares?

Either way, the original story has nothing to do with religion, racial tolerance, integration or conformity.

It is simply about choice and I hope they get their channel off the ground.

Have Fun,

Mark.

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