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| Country | Saudi Arabia and Egypt |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Picture format | |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Arab Radio and Television Network (via Arab Media Corporation) |
| History | |
| Launched | 21 October 1998 by Saleh Abdullah Kamel |
| Links | |
| Website | www.iqraa.com |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| myTV (U.S.) | Watch live |
Iqraa TV also spelt IQRA TV (Arabic: اقرأ iqraʾ "read")[1] is a satellite and internet television channel owned by Saleh Abdullah Kamel's Arab Media Corporation. It was founded in 1998. The channel promotes itself as a "Muslim family's safe haven", presenting religious and social programming. The Iqraa channel says its vision is;
Iqraa Channel seeks to meet the viewers' needs through presenting a number of serious programs on the viewers' everyday life problems, serving their spiritual, cultural, social and economic interests, from an Islamic perspective with a modern vision.
and that part of its mission is;
Iqraa Channel also aims at presenting the true moderate face of Islam to people in the West where media does not present an objective view on the Islamic Law.[2]
- ^ Shapiro, Samantha M (30 June 2006). "Ministering to the Upwardly Mobile Muslim". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ "Iqraa Tv Channel ! About Our Channel". Arab Media Corporation. Retrieved 31 March 2008.