Peace TV
Peace TV is a nonprofit satellite television network broadcasting globally from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Peace TV programs are all in the English language. They are broadcast free-to-air. The founder and president of Peace TV is Zakir Naik, He is an Islamic preacher from Mumbai, India.
| Peace TV | |
|---|---|
| Owned by | Zakir Naik (Founder) |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
Controversy
In 2016, there was a terrorist attack in Dhaka. Militants stormed a bakery and took several hostages. After negotiations failed, the police stormed the bakery. In the process, at least five terrorists and more than 15 hostages were killed. Police later said that the terrorists had been influnced by Naik's speeches.[1] After this incident, the channel was banned in Bangladesh.[2] In 2019, the british telecom regulatic office Ofcom said that Peace TV broke the rules about hate speech [3] After the 2019 Easter Bombings Peace TV was banned in India and Sri Lanka, for spreading hate speech.[4]
References
- ↑ Manish, Sai (2016-07-07). "Peace TV of Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik who inspired Dhaka killer funded in Britain". DNA India. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV" (in en-GB). BBC News. 2016-07-11. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "Peace TV faces UK ban after presenter calls gay people "worse than animals"". GAY TIMES. 2019-07-28. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
- ↑ "After crackdowns by India and Bangladesh, Zakir Naik's Peace TV banned in Sri Lanka: Reports". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2020-10-23.