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| Country | Egypt |
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| Broadcast area | Middle East |
| Headquarters | Cairo, Egypt |
| History | |
| Launched | January 2006 (original) 17 April 2015 (relaunch) |
| Closed | 3 July 2013 (original) |
El-Nas (Arabic: قناة الناس) (also spelt Al-Nas or Elnas and Alnas, meaning "The People Channel") is an Egyptian television station founded in January 2006 and broadcast from Cairo until the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état.
Founded by Saudi investor Mansour bin Kadsa (alt. Mansur Bin Kadasah), Al-Nas began as a channel mostly for Arabic pop songs and dream interpretation shows. After a few months, Al-Nas shifted its focus to religious contents that targeted audiences who seeks religious knowledge, with numbers of high-profile Salafi preachers featured daily on various religious shows.
Before shutdown, it was one of the most popular channels in Egypt. As of 2015, Al-Nas has been relaunched.
El-Nas (and other Salafi TV stations) were accused by human rights organisations for hosting Islamist sheikhs and preachers that encouraged anti-Shi'ism and sectarian violence in Egypt.[1][2][3]
- ^ El-Sayed, Mohamed (4 March 2010). 'Screens to heaven' Archived 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Al-Ahram Weekly
- ^ (26 June 2007). Radical religious Al-Nas TV gains influence in Egypt Archived 2014-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Arab Media & Society
- ^ (30 November 2015). Fitna TV: The Shi'ite-Bashing Campaign On Salafi TV Channels And Social Media, Middle East Media Research Institute