Islam on TV

[Ghulam Mustufa]

Forthcoming TV on Muslims/Islam/Current Affairs
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Panorama: Covering Up
Investigation into Muslim identity in Britain and how many feel threatened by the public majority in the wake of the actions of worldwide Muslim fundamentalists. Four young British Muslim women explain why, despite misunderstandings, stares and insults, they choose to dress in the traditional way.

Time: 00:35 to 01:20 (45 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 30th June on BBC 1

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Who Was Moses?
A scientific and historical investigation into whether the Hebrew prophet and provider of divine laws actually existed. Is there any evidence to verify the famous exodus of the Israelites from Egypt? Plus a look at the possibility that the Ten Commandments are based on a Hittite text.

Time: 13:30 to 14:30 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 1st July on Discovery

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Days That Shook the World: Ayatollah Khomeini Returns From Exile
Series looking at some of the defining moments of history. This edition focuses on 1 February, 1979; the day that Ayatollah Khomeini returned to his homeland after fourteen years in exile. It was an historic day in the history of Iran, but also one that was to have profound effects on world politics for years to come.

Time: 00:55 to 01:00 (5 minutes long).
When: Friday 2nd July on UKTV History

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Airport: Assumed Identity
Behind the scenes at Heathrow. Undercover detectives arrest an air steward who has fraudulently obtained a dead person's passport, and fears of terrorism put extra pressure on Heathrow's police.

Time: 11:30 to 12:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Saturday 3rd July on UKTV People

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Inside Mecca
An astonishing insight into dramatic rituals such as the visually arresting circling of the Ka'aba. A compelling, respectful study of the Muslim spiritual journey.

Time: 15:00 to 16:00 (1 hour long).
When: Saturday 3rd July on National Geographic

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Saddam's Secret Tunnels
For decades there were rumours of underground prisons, bunkers and palaces connected by a labyrinth of tunnels in Iraq. Post-Saddam, a team investigate the myth.

Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long).
When: Saturday 3rd July on History Channel

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Rooted: Lebanon
Children's religious series in which second-generation British children are taken back to their parents' countries of origin. Ten-year-old Rabeeh visits Lebanon and makes friends at a Beirut centre for street children, finds out about Lebanon's different communities when he stays with a Christian family in the Bekka valley and learns about his own religion, Islam, through attending prayers with Lebanese Muslims.

Time: 12:00 to 12:35 (35 minutes long).
When: Sunday 4th July on five

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Time Team: Denia
The team of archaeological experts visit the small Spanish port of Denia in order to investigate what life was like in the town 1,000 years ago, when it was an Islamic settlement.

Time: 14:00 to 15:00 (1 hour long).
When: Sunday 4th July on Discovery

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In the Footsteps of Muhammad
Edward Stourton traces the history of the Prophet and his continuing impact on our lives today. 3: Granada and the Flowering of Islam.

Time: 20:00 to 20:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 5th July on BBC Radio Four

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Slavery: Africans in America
Chronicling the history of racial slavery in the United States, from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The series explores the central paradox that is at the heart of the American story: a democracy that declared all men equal but enslaved and oppressed one people to provide independence and prosperity to another.

Time: 19:00 to 20:00 (1 hour long).
When: Wednesday 7th July on UKTV History

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Crusades: Jihad
Terry Jones describes how the crusaders lost Jerusalem in 1144 to Zengi, the Arab leader. A second crusade fell foul of Zengi's son, Nur el-Din, who planned to surround the crusaders by gaining control of Egypt. For this he employed a Kurdish general - Shirkuh - and his nephew Saladin. After Nur el-Din's mysterious death, Saladin succeeded him in Damascus, a daunting figure who was wholly committed to the 'jihad', or holy war.

Time: 13:00 to 14:00 (1 hour long).
When: Thursday 8th July on UKTV History

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Twenty Minutes: The Hours
Followers of Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Judaism observe the cycles of sun, moon and calendar in their regular devotions and reflect on their different traditions.

Time: 21:05 to 21:25 (20 minutes long).
When: Friday 9th July on BBC Radio Three

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Correspondent: Al-Jazeera Special
A special edition of the current affairs programme. Throughout the war in Iraq, the BBC had exclusive access to Al-Jazeera Television. Al-Jazeera's news editor, Ibrahim Hilal, insisted that he was simply showing the war as it was, but decisions to show disturbing images of Iraqi women and children wounded by Coalition bombs, American prisoners of war and dead British soldiers seriously angered the US and British governments.

Time: 18:00 to 19:00 (1 hour long).
When: Saturday 10th July on UKTV History

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Enemy Aliens
Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has targetted thousands of Muslims for detention and deportation on the grounds of national security. Enemy Aliens travels to both the United States and Pakistan to track the human cost of this immigration crackdown.

Time: 22:30 to 23:00 (30 minutes long).
When: Saturday 10th July on BBC News 24

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[Mr T]

Who needs a tv guide this is a v.good idea !

Hope you can update this every week?

[Salim]

cor you,ve been busy,since last time i was here.big improvements.Mashallah.

[Marhaba]

Inside Mecca
An astonishing insight into dramatic rituals such as the visually arresting circling of the Ka'aba. A compelling, respectful study of the Muslim spiritual journey.

Time: 15:00 to 16:00 (1 hour long).
When: Saturday 3rd July on National Geographic

National geographic is this paid sky channel ?

[zainab]

Marhaba said:

National geographic is this paid sky channel ?

Please can anyone tell me what this programme was like.. Love to see your comments... I missed it.

[Ghulam Mustufa]

National geographic is this paid sky channel ?

National Geographic is a free channel if you subscribe to any paid channel/service.I am sure someone will correct me if i am wrong ?

The Hajj programme is often repeated and i am sure it will be on in the near future again!