Ummah Channel
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Mission Statement
According to the mission statement on its web page the channel has the following aims:- Spirituality, Humanity, Morality
- To enrich viewers’ lives through free to view programmes which are educational, entertaining and which contribute towards individual spiritual development
- Promoting Islamic knowledge
- Teaching and educating all viewers regardless of their background in the true way of Islam
- Guiding individuals in fulfilling their spiritual and religious development
Criticisms
In October 2010 OfcomOfcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
criticised the Ummah Channel for broadcasting three interactive programmes before and after the Lahore massacre
May 2010 attacks on Ahmadi mosques in Lahore
The May 2010 Lahore attacks occurred on 28 May 2010 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, during Friday prayers. 86 people were killed and more than 120 were injured in nearly simultaneous attacks against two mosques of the minority Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. After the initial attack, a hostage situation...
of Ahmadi Muslims in May 2010, in which the religious leaders and callers alike said Ahmadis should be killed. These programmes were repeated several times. Ofcom stated that the channel breached broadcasting regulations concerning the abusive treatment of the religious views and beliefs of members of the Ahmadiyya community. Ahmadis are considered heretical by many Muslims and have faced persecution
Persecution of Ahmadis
The Persecution of Ahmadis is the religious persecution of Ahmadi Muslims as a consequence of professing their faith. They have been subject to various forms of persecution and discrimination since the movement's inception in 1889...
since the founding of the religious movement by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
Mīrzā Ghulām Aḥmad was a religious figure from India and the founder of the Ahmadiyya Community. He claimed to be the Mujaddid of the 14th Islamic century, the promised Messiah , and the Mahdi awaited by the Muslims in the end days...
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