~ UK TV LISTINGS ~

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The Tottenham Ayatollah Revisited

In 1997, journalist and documentary-maker Jon Ronson spent a year making a film about Omar Bakri Mohammed, one of Britain's most high-profile Islamic extremists, and one of whom the government has said he won't be allowed to return to the UK. Since the London attacks of July 7th, Muslim clerics like Omar Bakri have found themselves under an intense media spotlight, and the government has responded with a clampdown on their activities and the threat of deportations. Channel 4 is re-screening The Tottenham Ayatollah with a new introduction from Ronson. The documentary, wry in tone, follows a year in the life of Bakri, who dreams of seeing the Black Flag of Islam flying over Downing Street. Ronson gained intimate access to the normally clandestine Omar, a well known anti-Semite and campaigner against homosexuality, lesbianism, adultery and fornication. The film follows his revolutionary mission to make Britain an Islamic state, from buying collection boxes for Hamas at the Cash and Carry to attending his secret Jihad training camp in a Crawley scout hut, while meetings with other Islamic Fundamentalists are conducted over choc ices and fishing weekends.

Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (1 hour long).
When: Monday 5th September on Channel 4





Battle for Islam

British writer Ziauddin Sardar travels to five leading Muslim countries, Turkey, Pakistan, Morocco, Indonesia and Malaysia to reveal how heads of government, intellectuals and opinion formers are seeking new interpretations of Islam, and offering a more tolerant approach to other faiths and cultures. Along the way, he meets ordinary Muslims caught between the reformers and the fundamentalists.

Time: 21:00 to 22:30 (1 hour and 30 minutes long).
When: Monday 5th September on BBC 2

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Allah - Creator And Provider

Education for 7- to 9-year-olds. A family of Muslim children from Glasgow explain what Allah means to them and how they use his message, as written in the Koran, to help them live their lives.

Time: 10:40 to 11:00 (20 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 20th September on CBBC



Game of Two Halves

Series about unusual or controversial weddings. Mohammed Allach is the most famous Muslim footballer in Holland, but the traditionally tolerant country has been gripped with racial tension since the murder of filmmaker Theo van Gogh by a Muslim fundamentalist. Allach has been transformed into a spokesman for tolerant Islam and his marriage to a white woman has become an example of racial tolerance against a backdrop of burning mosques.

Time: 22:00 to 22:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 20th September on BBC 2



The Ambassador's Last Stand

In this intimate and often hilarious documentary, John Sweeney tells the story of Craig Murray, Britain's colourful former ambassador to Uzbekistan. Murray says that when he tried to reverse Britain's secret use of intelligence obtained under torture, he was accused of being a crook, a drunk, and selling visas for sex. He suffered a nervous breakdown, retired, then stood against his former boss, Jack Straw in the general election.

Time: 19:00 to 19:50 (50 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 21st September on BBC 2



Al Qaeda: The Breeding Ground

Peter Taylor investigates the evil minds who began the war on terror. The FBI discovered Al Qaeda had set up training camps in Southeast Asia, exploiting its remoteness and chaos to breed a new generation of terrorist with orders to attack Western tourists in bars, restaurants and nightclubs. The result was the Bali bombing and the information not acted upon may have cost hundreds of lives.

Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (1 hour long).
When: Wednesday 21st September on UKTV Documentary





Islam on the South Side

In Chicago, young Palestinian American sociologist Rami Nashabishi is examining the impact that Islam is having in his South Side neighbourhood. The call to faith is not coming from the minarets and mosques, but from hip hop artists and the gangs who in some areas control the streets. Tony Phillips investigates.

Time: 11:00 to 11:30 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 26th September on BBC Radio Four



Debate: Battle For Islam

Zeinab Badawi presents a debate exploring what the future holds for Islam both in the UK and around the world. Will militant extremism prevail or are other more peaceful modes of existence possible? A panel of Islamic experts, including controversial academic Tariq Ramadan, scrutinise an optimistic, moderate vision of the future put forward by writer Ziauddin Sardar in his BBC Two programme Battle for Islam.

Time: 01:55 to 02:55 (1 hour long).
When: Tuesday 27th September on BBC 4



World Religions: Islam

Educational programme for 9-13 year olds exploring four of the world's great religions practised in Wales. This edition looks at Islam and explores what submitting to the will of Allah means to Muslims, tells the story of how Allah's messages to the world came to be written down in the Qur'an. We meet young Welsh Muslims in Cardiff and Swansea and discover how their faith affects their daily lives.

Time: 13:00 to 13:15 (15 minutes long).
When: Tuesday 27th September on BBC 2 Wales



God and the Politicians

David Aaronovitch investigates fears that religion has staked too great a claim on the political agenda. Are politicians pandering to faith groups? Are the faithful muscling in on the politician's patch? Should abortion be a party political issue? Is there such a thing as the 'Muslim' vote? Combining modern political analysis with three thousand years of theology, the programme assesses whether ancient faiths and modern politics are a match made in heaven or destined clash.

Time: 19:00 to 19:50 (50 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 28th September on BBC 2





Week In, Week Out

Learning the Lesson. Week In, Week Out goes in search of Islamic radicals and finds out how Muslim leaders in Wales - who unanimously deplored July's terrorist atrocities in London - are learning the lessons posed by the bombers.

Time: 22:35 to 23:05 (30 minutes long).
When: Thursday 29th September on BBC 1 Wales

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Absent Justice - watch this documentary on {{ Islam Channel }}

Absent Justice

A program of seven parts that observe the operation of "Operation Protective Shield" showing at the following times:

Sat 24/09 - 10.30pm
Sun 25/09 - 10.30pm
Mon 26/09 - 9.30pm
Tue 27/09 - 9.30pm

Characters:

Professor Derrick Pounder - International Anatomy Expert
Robert Minard - Secretary General of "Reporters without borders"
Dr. Fuad Abd Min’em - Former judge - high justice court
Kathline Kavano - Vice of the secretary of general of Amnesty
Major David Holly - Military expert and Analyst
Lawyer Luc Walleyn - President of the organization "lawyers without borders"
Lawyer Omran Khan - Member of the prosecuting attorneys in the case against Mofaz
Khavier Zounigha - Director of general strategy Amnesty
Yuri Avniry - Israeli political analyst
Elizabeth Hodgin - Juman rights researcher Amnesty
Lawyer Ya’eel Shatayin - " Beit Salim" Human rights organization

Episode1:

Sometimes negotiations behind closed doors, away from cameras, and from analysts and the media could be understandable… Yet to replace dialogue into an open military assault and to punish the whole Palestinian people!? After failed dialogue and dead ends at camp David the offensive begins.... With this introduction we start the 1st episode of this series. We will look at the failure of camp David and its repercussions, its grave consequences and Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the outbreak it caused. It will hear about the way the Israeli forces used collective punishment against the whole population. This film will show eyewitness accounts and analysis from international, Israeli, and other experts who followed the urgent situation.

Episode 2:

Israeli Defense forces targeted witnesses to eliminate the truth about what was being carried out. In this episode we will highlight the incursion of the West-Bank in the month of March 2002. We will also discuss the response and the reaction that led to the Natanya bombing and the Israeli action in its declaration of operation "Protective Shield". During the Israeli incursion international violations against the rights of journalists and medical crews were broken. Eyewitness accounts from people, journalists, and others who visited the sites of the attack and were still able to get out.

Episode 3:

Civilian homes were no longer safe and could be violated at any time. The same was true for the holy sites and for the holy men of the church. In this episode we will highlight the curfew of Bethlehem and the seizure of the Church of Nativity and its priest and others. You will listen to accounts of civilians being used as human shields and to the family members of some of the victims. We will offer you analysis from law experts.

Episode 4:

In standing up for your human rights you become guilty and punished. The demolishing of civilian houses, ancient and historical sites become justified. In this episode we will highlight the Israeli military action and the bombardment of houses in Jenin and Nablus, the demolishing of historical and ancient sites and the rampage of the museum in the old city of Nablus. You will also be shown the decaying bodies due to the inability of medical personal to reach them and the accounts given by some victims family members on this issue. In additions you will also hear Israeli lawyers speaking out against the horrific crimes that happened in Nablus and Jenin.

Episode 5:

This episode will show you the cold blooded, intentional killing of civilians when curfews were lifted…

In this 5th episode of the series we will show the fall of civilians by targeted sniper bullets during partial uplift of curfew in Palestinian towns. It will also show the brutal murders in the Jenin camp. This episode will also show the escalation of the Nativity church crisis and the continuous attempts by the IDF to enter the church.

Episode 6:

In this episode you will see and hear about the massive demolitions of the old city of Nablus and the countless bodies buried under the rubble, and the rumors of the removal of bodies of the dead taken away in refrigerated trucks surfaced. Accounts will be given by the victims family members and survivors who escaped the massacre that took place. It will also highlight the actions which prohibited international observers from entering the Jenin camp due to the massive destruction left behind by Israeli forces. You will also be shown the negotiations to solve the Nativity church crisis.

Episode 7:

This episode will show how health disasters were engulfed Jenin and Nablus due to the curfew. It talks about the decision of the security council in sending a delegation for a fact finding mission and then the reasons behind canceling this mission. It also highlight the details of the reached agreement about the church of Nativity crisis. Lastly it focuses on the greatest violation the civilians faced and the eyewitness accounts of experts and activists questioning the ramification that could face the Israeli military and political leadership among international law.

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See Hear

The magazine for the deaf community with Clive Mason. Today's programme takes a look at the deaf Muslim community in Britain. There's a personal film from Leeds about the impact of the suicide bombings in London and the amazing story of Karen Collett, who lost her hearing after a road accident, only to regain it ten years later.

Time:12:00 to 12:45 (45 minutes long).
When: Saturday 1st October on BBC 2





Mosque

A compelling and unique insight into Muslim Britain during the holy month of Ramadan, charting the lives of members of one of the strictest traditions in Islam. The programme explores the highly topical and sometimes disturbing issues facing Britain's Muslims, tackling head-on the terrible impact of the London bombings and showing how some of the most uncompromising Muslims are at the forefront of the fight against terror.

Time: 00:10 to 01:05 (55 minutes long).
When: Monday 3rd October on ITV1





Faith and Music

Members of Kool and the Gang, the evergreen R&B band founded in 1964, talk about being united by belief in a common creator, and how three of the original five converted to Islam in the 70s.

Time: 01:05 to 01:40 (35 minutes long).
When: Monday 3rd October on ITV1





Europe's Lost Civilisation

Rageh Omaar goes on a fascinating journey in search of the story of Islam in Europe. Travelling across Spain, he uncovers an incredible tale of scientific advance and rich cultural influences that have had a profound impact on the way we are today. He reveals how a flourishing Islamic culture was finally destroyed by ambition, betrayal and oppression and how the fall-out still resonates today in the ongoing divide between East and West.

Time: 23:50 to 00:20 (30 minutes long).
When: Monday 3rd October on BBC 1





How Sport Shook Up The World: Identity Crisis

Presented by Benjamin Zephaniah, this series sets out to undermine the old mantra: "Keep politics out of sport." Cassius Clay became world heavyweight champion, and then rejected his American religious and cultural heritage. Reinventing himself as Muhammed Ali, he became the world's most famous man, an iconic Muslim who refused to go to Vietnam on religious grounds and threw his Olympic medal in a river. British Muslim Amir Khan is trying to reconcile his nationality and religion, and in doing so, play a small part in uniting a nation riven by Islamic paranoia. Benjamin explores the conflicts of religious, cultural and national identity with Ireland's greatest ever boxer, Barry McGuigan, and former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain.

Time: 09:30 to 09:55 (25 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 5th October on Channel 4





The Soul Within Islam

British Muslim writer Ziauddin Sardar tavels to five Muslim countries to reveal how heads of government and opinion formers are seeking a new interpretation of Islam.

Time: 19:05 to 19:30 (25 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 5th October on BBC World Service Radio





The MPs Road Show

Last in a new series profiling six young MPs and eavesdropping on their understanding of constituency duty. Siddiq Khan, a Tooting boy born and bred, is sick of being targeted by politicians and the media as London's first Muslim MP. Liberal Democrat Lynne Featherstone's highly successful blog has already engaged voters in Hornsey and Wood Green.

Time: 20:45 to 21:00 (15 minutes long).
When: Wednesday 5th October on BBC Radio Four





Postcards - Bangladesh: Life in Bangladesh

Educational programme for 9-11 year olds, providing an introduction to life in Bangladesh. Presenter Eils Hewitt takes a look at it's climate and everyday life in a city and a village.

Time: 11:10 to 11:20 (10 minutes long).
When: Friday 7th October on BBC 2

[Khokom]

Salam Houda,

I dont know if you've noticed but what is the point of airing a tv programme between 12am - 1am.

Why are most of these programmes being shown so late at night. Is it to attract minimal audience. Is it cause the programme has something to do with Islam?

Just a trend I've noticed about these TV listings.

Thanx for the info sis.

Khokom.

[phylay]

Saha Khokom,

You should have noticed that not only these prgm are broadcasted very late, but every 'cultural' prgm starts after 11 pm (on any generalist channel). Always related to consumerism, cultural programs don't gather the audience u may get from a tv reality prgm or a blockbuster movie.
So to answer your question, it is not to attract minimum audience but because it attracts minimum audience.
Generalist TV stations no longer shape the ppl way of thinking but r mainly followers: more audience, more ads.

On the other hand, if anyone is interested by the prgm, he/she only has to sleep at 8 pm and wakeup 4h later

[Khokom]

I see your point Phylay. These kinda programmes are important though, they are not just cultural, but educative and they increase ppl's awareness of whats going on.

Islam nowadays is a hot topic, and when something negative happens (e.g terrorism) the media wouldnt waste one second to trash the image of Islam (breaking news: islamic terrorists attack bla bla bla)

However, when the programme is to do with educating people about Islam (And its crucial UK ppl are educated about Islam since its a hot topic), or giving an insight into society from an Islamic angle,... when do you get such a programme? At 1am.

If you want to learn about Islam from UK TV, wake up at 1am.

Take care kho,

Khokom.