Fadak (TV channel)
| Type | Satellite television network |
|---|---|
| Country | |
First air date | 27 February 2011 |
| Availability | Global[1] |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Yasser Al-Habib |
| Established | 27 February 2011 |
Launch date | 27 February 2011 |
Official website | www |
Fadak Satellite Channel (Arabic: قناة فدك الفضائية) is a Shia channel was founded by Yasser Al-Habib.
Programming
The channel broadcasts a series of ethical lectures titled “Developing the Future Trait,” as well as revival lectures such as “Liberating the Shia Muslim.” The channel also features hawza lectures on al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah (i.e. methodology of Fiqh), Ilm al-Dirayah (i.e. the study of transmission of Hadith), Ilm al-Riwayah (i.e. the study of Hadith), Ilm al-Rijal (i.e. science of men), and a variety of different series of lectures by English, Arabic, French and Farsi speakers.
Controversy
Founder Yasser Al-Habib is based in London today [2]. He fled Kuwait in 2004 due to allegations of blasphemy against the Caliphs Omar and Abu Bakr, which Kuwaiti authorities claim stirred sectarian tensions in the country [3]. According to KUNA, the Kuwait news agency, Habib's Kuwaiti citizenship has withdrawn on the grounds of "profaning religious symbols and trying to spread discord and division in Kuwaiti society resulting in sectarian strife" [4]. Al-Habib has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in absentia.
Support
The Fadak Sattelite Channel is closely connected to the Khoddam al-Mehdi organization, which Yasser Al-Habib founded.
References
- ^ "قناة فدك التلفزيونية الفضائية / البث الحي على الإنترنت". Fadak Tv. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ Middle East Media Research Institute (2012). London-Based Shiite Cleric Yasser Al-Habib In Anti-Sunni Rhetoric.
- ^ POMED (2010). Shiite Cleric’s Citizenship Revoked, Tensions Build.
- ^ The Middle East Reporter (2010). Kuwait Withdraws Citizenship from Self-Exiled Shiite Cleric.
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