
Channel 4's Call to Prayer
Discussion and debate on the big issues affecting British Asians. Should Channel 4 be applauded for televising the Muslim call to prayer during Ramadan?
Should Channel 4 be applauded for televising the call to prayer during Ramadan?
From next week the broadcaster will be interrupting its early morning schedule to play it. A station spokesman said the channel would act as a 'nationwide tannoy system' for Britain's two point eight million Muslims while they observed Ramadan. He also said that - at a time when the religion has been greatly misrepresented - it was an opportunity for the real message of Islam to be heard.
But do you think this is a good idea? Should so much air time be dedicated to a minority religion? Or do you think this is simply a publicity stunt? The call to prayer will be broadcast at around 3 in the morning so who is actually going to be watching it? Would you watch it? Is there a need for this?
Later in the programme Sheetal Parmar speaks to Qasim Rashid about his book 'The Wrong Kind of Muslim'.
Also in the show Lyse Doucet, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Chief International Correspondent will be talking about life in Pakistan following the recent elections.
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- Tue 2 Jul 2013 10:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Asian Network