Al-Hafez
Al-Hafez (Arabic 'The Protector') is a Salafi Islamist channel from Egypt. It promotes teaching and recitation of the Quran. In addition, as a reaction to the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the channel promotes the political orientation of Islamist parties and serves as a platform to attack their opponents.
History
Since its founding it emphasizes Quranic recitation and the teachings of Islam. One of its main goals is to serve the Muhafezeen. Following the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the channel also serves as a political platform form Salafi parties.
Goals
- Memorization of the Holy Book of Allah and implanting it into the hearts of Muslims.
- Teaching and learning Holy Quran and its provisions.
- Remove suspicions about the Koran and keep it from misrepresentation and distortion.
- Interest in the study of Hadiths as detailed and explaining the Koran.
Programming
Channel programs revolve around the following topics:
- Memorization and Education Sciences of the Qur'an and the provisions of its recitation and ways to save.
- Quran miracles in all fields.
- Sunnah.
- Clarify doubts and show falsehoods and respond to them.
- Tales of memorizing and those that have mastered the memorization of the Quran
- Calligraphy
- Koran and the life.
- Ethics Quran.
- Knights platforms.
- Defense of the Muslim Brotherhood and the attack on their opponents in a way seen by some as inappropriate.
Controversy
Following the channels offensive language, Al-Hafez channel has been sued. The reason for this was that Atef Abel Rasheed, the presenter of the show 'Fee el-Mezan', hosted two sheikhs whose language and opinions were offensive: Sheikh Abdallah Badr, who slandered Egyptian actress Elham Shaheen, and Salafi Sheikh Mahmoud Shaaban, who issued a fatwa on air calling for the assassination of opposition leaders.[1]
Also, in January 2013, a court suspended on the channels's Islamist preacher Abdallah Badr's show on the satellite channel Al-Hafez for two months after a lawsuit accused him of defaming prominent actress Elham Shaheen. Shaheen, as well as other lawyers, has filed a lawsuit before the Administrative Court of the State Council demanding that Al-Hafez be shut down and its licenses be revoked. Badr, a controversial preacher notorious for the coarse language and insults he directs at opponents, had described Shaheen in his show of being “promiscuous, naked, and lascivious,” and also called her a “prostitute” and “infidel," according to clips shown to the court by the Public Prosecution. In response, Shaheen filed a lawsuit accusing Badr of defamation. In December 2012, the Zaweya al-Hamra Court sentenced him to one year in prison and ordered him to pay a LE20,000 fine. Badr announced that he will not make any more media appearances and will focus solely on preaching.[2]
References
- ↑ El Masry, Sarah. "A polarised media: Religious satellite TV channels". Daily News Egypt. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ↑ "Court orders Islamist preacher's program suspended for one month".