A new free-to-air satellite television channel
based in Egypt will promote moderate Islam and challenge notions of
extremism when it launches in August, according to its founders, which
include Muslim clerics associated with Egypt’s Al-Azhar University.
Sheikh Khaled el-Guindy, a member of Egypt's Supreme Council of
Islamic Affairs and a driving force behind the "Azhari" channel, told
the Associated Press the channel would leverage the talents of Al-Azhar
graduates to combat incorrect interpretations of the religion.
"Azhari will promote the idea that Islam is a religion of moderation free from extremism," he said.
"Several satellite channels right now promote a strict interpretation of
Islam and issue incorrect religious opinions that fill young people
with extremist ideas.
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