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'''Peace TV''' is an [[Emiratis|Emirati]] [[nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] broadcasting globally [[24/7]] from [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-06|title=Ban on Peace TV will be lifted soon: Zakir Naik|url=https://www.arabnews.com/news/597351|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref> It was launched on 21 January 2006. It is the largest religious [[Satellite television|satellite channel]] network in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zakir Naik and the Islamic Research Foundation {{!}} Taylor & Francis Group|url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315167015-8/zakir-naik-islamic-research-foundation-matthew-kuiper|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Taylor & Francis|language=en|doi=10.4324/9781315167015-8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=All you need to know about Zakir Naik – Who’s Zakir Naik?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> The founder and president of Peace TV is [[Zakir Naik]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khalid|first=Saif|title=Why does India want to arrest a popular Muslim scholar?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/21/zakir-naik-why-india-wants-to-arrest-the-preacher|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> The channel has telecasted to more than 200 countries in the world, including in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://peacetv.in/about_peace_tv.html |title=About Peace TV |publisher=Peacetv.in |access-date=2013-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126015816/http://peacetv.in/about_peace_tv.html |archive-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1 |title=Does 'Peace TV' Encourage Interfaith Amity? |work=[[OhmyNews]] |date=10 May 2007 |author=Aataai Gazi Mahbub |access-date=19 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525224202/http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1 |archive-date=25 May 2007 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="saudigazette">{{cite web |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 |title=Peace TV Reaching 50 Million Viewers – Dr. Zakir Naik |date=23 February 2007 |author=Syed Neaz Ahmad |work=[[Saudi Gazette]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707211833/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 |archive-date=7 July 2007}}</ref>
'''Peace TV''' is an [[Emiratis|Emirati]] [[nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[satellite television|satellite]] [[television network]] broadcasting globally [[24/7]] from [[Dubai]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-07-06|title=Ban on Peace TV will be lifted soon: Zakir Naik|url=https://www.arabnews.com/news/597351|access-date=2021-07-15|website=Arab News|language=en}}</ref> It was launched on 21 January 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Science., 2021|first=Fischer {{!}} Data|title=Media & PR Database: Peace TV|url=https://www.fischer-data-science.com/en/media/peace-tv/|access-date=2021-07-18|website=Fischer {{!}} Data Science.|language=en}}</ref> It is the largest religious [[Satellite television|satellite channel]] network in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zakir Naik and the Islamic Research Foundation {{!}} Taylor & Francis Group|url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/9781315167015-8/zakir-naik-islamic-research-foundation-matthew-kuiper|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Taylor & Francis|language=en|doi=10.4324/9781315167015-8}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=All you need to know about Zakir Naik – Who’s Zakir Naik?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/people/all-you-need-to-know-about-zakir-naik/zakir-naik-owns-islamic-research-foundation/slideshow/53109954.cms|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Economic Times}}</ref> The founder and president of Peace TV is [[Zakir Naik]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khalid|first=Saif|title=Why does India want to arrest a popular Muslim scholar?|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2017/5/21/zakir-naik-why-india-wants-to-arrest-the-preacher|access-date=2021-06-16|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> The channel has telecasted to more than 200 countries in the world, including in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://peacetv.in/about_peace_tv.html |title=About Peace TV |publisher=Peacetv.in |access-date=2013-11-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131126015816/http://peacetv.in/about_peace_tv.html |archive-date=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1 |title=Does 'Peace TV' Encourage Interfaith Amity? |work=[[OhmyNews]] |date=10 May 2007 |author=Aataai Gazi Mahbub |access-date=19 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525224202/http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1 |archive-date=25 May 2007 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="saudigazette">{{cite web |url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 |title=Peace TV Reaching 50 Million Viewers – Dr. Zakir Naik |date=23 February 2007 |author=Syed Neaz Ahmad |work=[[Saudi Gazette]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707211833/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146 |archive-date=7 July 2007}}</ref>


Peace TV covers live events,<ref>{{cite web | title = An Inter – Religious dialogue for Spiritual Enlightenment | work = The True Call | date = 13 December 2006 | url = http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=167 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191816/http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=167 | archive-date = 2 January 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = 19 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> lecturing programs for adults and youths, as well as educational programs for children. Zakir Naik, often calls it an "edutainment channel".<ref>{{Cite news|title=British authorities consider banning Peace TV |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |location=Pakistan |date=30 November 2010 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/121553/extremist-message-british-authorities-consider-banning-peace-tv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223172424/http://tribune.com.pk/story/121553/extremist-message-british-authorities-consider-banning-peace-tv/ |archive-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also available free of charge from the LiveStation satellite television computerdiesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedules|url=http://peacetv.tv/en-gb/schedules/#pageTop|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003954/http://peacetv.tv/en-gb/schedules/#pageTop#pageTop|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=Peacetv.tv|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Peace TV covers live events,<ref>{{cite web | title = An Inter – Religious dialogue for Spiritual Enlightenment | work = The True Call | date = 13 December 2006 | url = http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=167 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191816/http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=167 | archive-date = 2 January 2014 | url-status = dead | access-date = 19 May 2007 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> lecturing programs for adults and youths, as well as educational programs for children. Zakir Naik, often calls it an "edutainment channel".<ref>{{Cite news|title=British authorities consider banning Peace TV |newspaper=[[The Express Tribune]] |location=Pakistan |date=30 November 2010 |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/121553/extremist-message-british-authorities-consider-banning-peace-tv/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110223172424/http://tribune.com.pk/story/121553/extremist-message-british-authorities-consider-banning-peace-tv/ |archive-date=23 February 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is also available free of charge from the LiveStation satellite television computerdiesh.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedules|url=http://peacetv.tv/en-gb/schedules/#pageTop|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203003954/http://peacetv.tv/en-gb/schedules/#pageTop#pageTop|archive-date=3 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=Peacetv.tv|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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== History ==
== History ==
Peace TV was founded on 21 January 2006 and was launched on [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]] on satellite BADR-3 in October 2006. In 2009, its sister channel [[Peace TV Urdu]] was launched, which is dedicated especially to the [[Urdu]]-speaking viewers in Pakistan and on 22 April 2011, [[Peace TV Bangla]] was launched, which is dedicated especially to the [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-speaking viewers around the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Peace TV Bangla|url=http://www.peacetvbangla.com/about_peacetv.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235409/http://www.peacetvbangla.com/about_peacetv.htm|archive-date=2 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=Peacetvbangla.com|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Peace TV Network was founded on 21 January 2006 and was launched on [[Arab Satellite Communications Organization|Arabsat]] on satellite BADR-3 in October 2006. In June 2009, Peace TV English became the first religious satellite channel to telecast in HD quality.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Peace TV English, Urdu, Bangla & Chinese now in HD in Asia, Middle East and Africa from October 2020|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWEekBO9P2g|language=en|access-date=2021-07-18}}</ref> In June 2009, Peace TV Network launched the channel [[Peace TV Urdu]] in [[Pakistan]].<ref name=":0" /> In 2009, the channel received £1.25 million from the [[Islamic Research Foundation]].<ref name="standard1">{{cite news|author=Harper, Tom|date=11 February 2011|title=Banned hate preacher still broadcasting after 'Jews are enemy of Islam' claim|newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]]|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/banned-hate-preacher-still-broadcasting-after-jews-are-enemy-of-islam-claim-6566248.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216020622/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/banned-hate-preacher-still-broadcasting-after-jews-are-enemy-of-islam-claim-6566248.html|archive-date=16 December 2013}}</ref> On 22 April 2011, [[Peace TV Bangla]] was launched, which is dedicated especially to the [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-speaking viewers in [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Welcome to Peace TV Bangla|url=http://www.peacetvbangla.com/about_peacetv.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202235409/http://www.peacetvbangla.com/about_peacetv.htm|archive-date=2 December 2013|access-date=30 November 2013|publisher=Peacetvbangla.com|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In October 2015, [[Peace TV Chinese]] was launched, with Islamic programs in the [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin Chinese language]].<ref name="Aataai Gazi Mahbub2">{{cite web|author=Aataai Gazi Mahbub|date=2007-05-10|title=Does 'Peace TV' Encourage Interfaith Amity?|url=http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1|work=[[OhMyNews]]|accessdate=2007-05-19}}</ref><ref name="saudigazette3">{{cite web|author=Syed Neaz Ahmad|date=23 February 2007|title=Peace TV Reaching 50 Million Viewers – Dr. Zakir Naik|url=http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146|work=[[Saudi Gazette]]|accessdate=2007-05-18|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707211833/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146|archivedate=2007-07-07}}</ref> Later on, [[Peace TV Albanian]] was launched in [[Albania]], which was the first Peace TV channel in Europe.


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== Awards and nominations ==
In 2009, the channel received £1.25 million from the [[Islamic Research Foundation]] International.<ref name="standard1" />
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In January 2013, Peace TV was nominated for the Responsible Media of the Year award at the [[British Muslim Awards]].<ref name="asianimage">{{cite news|url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/10197507.Winners_honoured_at_British_Muslim_Awards/|title=Winners honoured at British Muslim Awards|publisher=Asian Image|date=31 January 2013|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121173521/http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/10197507.Winners_honoured_at_British_Muslim_Awards/|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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== Controversies ==
In 2011 the UK broadcasting regulator [[Ofcom]] investigated the channel for allegations of broadcasting extremist messages. Its programmes have labelled [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] terrorist attacks as an inside job.<ref name="standard1">{{cite news|author=Harper, Tom |title=Banned hate preacher still broadcasting after 'Jews are enemy of Islam' claim |newspaper=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=11 February 2011 |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/banned-hate-preacher-still-broadcasting-after-jews-are-enemy-of-islam-claim-6566248.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216020622/http://www.standard.co.uk/news/banned-hate-preacher-still-broadcasting-after-jews-are-enemy-of-islam-claim-6566248.html |archive-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2011 the UK broadcasting regulator [[Ofcom]] investigated the channel for allegations of broadcasting extremist messages. Its programmes have labelled [[September 11 attacks|9/11]] terrorist attacks as an inside job.<ref name="standard1" /> The next year, in 2012, Ofcom ruled the channel broke broadcasting rules which states offensive comments should be justified by the context. It was ruled on the following statements which were broadcast on 8 March 2012 on the ''Dare to Ask'' programme:<ref name="tele1">{{Cite news|author=Barrett, David|date=9 February 2013|title=Preachers of hate on British TV: what they said that broke the broadcasting rules|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9859822/Preachers-of-hate-on-British-TV-what-they-said-that-broke-the-broadcasting-rules.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6az3ouUnV?url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9859822/Preachers-of-hate-on-British-TV-what-they-said-that-broke-the-broadcasting-rules.html|archive-date=22 August 2015}}</ref><blockquote>One group of scholars, they say that if a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim [inaudible] he should be put to death. There is another group of scholars who say that if a Muslim becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam then he should be put to death.</blockquote>

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In 2012, Ofcom ruled the channel broke broadcasting rules which states offensive comments should be justified by the context. It was ruled on the following statements which were broadcast on 8 March 2012 on the ''Dare to Ask'' programme:<ref name="tele1">{{Cite news |author=Barrett, David |title=Preachers of hate on British TV: what they said that broke the broadcasting rules |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |date=9 February 2013 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9859822/Preachers-of-hate-on-British-TV-what-they-said-that-broke-the-broadcasting-rules.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6az3ouUnV?url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/9859822/Preachers-of-hate-on-British-TV-what-they-said-that-broke-the-broadcasting-rules.html |archive-date=22 August 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<blockquote>One group of scholars, they say that if a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim [inaudible] he should be put to death. There is another group of scholars who say that if a Muslim becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam then he should be put to death.</blockquote>
<blockquote>I tend to agree more with the second group of scholars, who say that a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam, that is the time this penalty is applied.</blockquote>
<blockquote>I tend to agree more with the second group of scholars, who say that a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam, that is the time this penalty is applied.</blockquote>


In response, PeaceTV said they were just repeating the teachings of the [[Quran]].<ref name="tele1" /> The channel has been operating in India since 2006, but as of 2009 it failed to register with India's [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], making it illegal. [[Hathway]] stopped broadcasting the channel.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} Zakir Naik denies owning the station, and claims it is run by a Dubai-based company.<ref name="indialicense">{{cite news|author=Wajihuddin, Mohammed|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-religious-channel-illegal-IB-ministry/articleshow/4360141.cms|title=Popular religious channel illegal: I&B ministry|newspaper=The Times of India|date=5 April 2009|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112234740/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-religious-channel-illegal-IB-ministry/articleshow/4360141.cms|archive-date=12 January 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Peace TV was banned in India in 2012, because the government said it was broadcasting malicious anti-Indian content.<ref>{{cite magazine | author = Sharma, Pratul | date = 6 December 2012 | title = MHA glare on hate channels: Govt puts on notice 24 foreign TV channels showing anti-India content after intel alert | magazine = [[India Today]] | url= http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206064304/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html |archive-date=6 December 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Zakir Naik]] has denied any links to such claims and hopes that the ban would be lifted.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hassan, Rashid |date=6 July 2014 |title=Ban on Peace TV will be lifted soon: Zakir Naik|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351 |agency=Arab News |newspaper=[[Arab News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706045220/http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351 |archive-date=6 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, as of August 2019, Peace TV was still available in India through a free app in the [[Google Play Store]], which had been downloaded over a lakh (100,000) times.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-naik-peace-tv-continues-to-reach-millions-1582710-2019-08-20 |title=Despite ban, Zakir Naik's Peace TV continues to reach millions |author=Ankit Kumar |work=[[India Today]] |date=20 August 2019 |access-date=20 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In response, PeaceTV said they were just repeating the teachings of the [[Quran]].<ref name="tele1" /> The channel has been operating in India since 2006, but as of 2009 it failed to register with India's [[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]], making it illegal. [[Hathway]] stopped broadcasting the channel.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}} Zakir Naik denies owning the station, and claims it is run by a Dubai-based company.<ref name="indialicense">{{cite news|author=Wajihuddin, Mohammed|date=5 April 2009|title=Popular religious channel illegal: I&B ministry|newspaper=The Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-religious-channel-illegal-IB-ministry/articleshow/4360141.cms|url-status=live|access-date=1 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112234740/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Popular-religious-channel-illegal-IB-ministry/articleshow/4360141.cms|archive-date=12 January 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Peace TV was banned in India in 2012, because the government said it was broadcasting malicious anti-Indian content.<ref>{{cite magazine|author=Sharma, Pratul|date=6 December 2012|title=MHA glare on hate channels: Govt puts on notice 24 foreign TV channels showing anti-India content after intel alert|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html|url-status=live|magazine=[[India Today]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206064304/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/hate-channels-showing-anti-india-content-intel-alert-cable-tv-act/1/236245.html|archive-date=6 December 2012}}</ref> [[Zakir Naik]] has denied any links to such claims and hopes that the ban would be lifted.<ref>{{cite news|author=Hassan, Rashid|date=6 July 2014|title=Ban on Peace TV will be lifted soon: Zakir Naik|newspaper=[[Arab News]]|agency=Arab News|url=http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706045220/http://www.arabnews.com/news/597351|archive-date=6 July 2014}}</ref> However, as of August 2019, Peace TV was still available in India through a free app in the [[Google Play Store]], which had been downloaded over a lakh (100,000) times.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Ankit Kumar|date=20 August 2019|title=Despite ban, Zakir Naik's Peace TV continues to reach millions|language=en|work=[[India Today]]|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/zakir-naik-peace-tv-continues-to-reach-millions-1582710-2019-08-20|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|last1=The Hindu|author-link=The Hindu|title=Zakir Naik’s UK-registered Foundation under scanner|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143757/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|archive-date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


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After the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Easter Sunday attacks]] in Sri Lanka in April 2019, which killed at least 250 people, the ensuing investigation on Islamic extremism forced the Sri Lankan cable TV operators to remove Peace TV.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1 May 2019|title=Lankan cable operators block Zakir Naik’s Peace TV|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/54792/lankan-cable-operators-block-zakir-naiks-peace-tv|website=Ada Derana}}</ref>
<ref name="thehindu.com">{{cite web|last1=The Hindu|author-link=The Hindu|title=Zakir Naik’s UK-registered Foundation under scanner|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143757/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/zakir-naiks-foundation-under-the-scanner/article8829130.ece|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In Bangladesh, there has been a massive debate to stop airing this channel after the [[July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka terror attack]].<ref>{{cite web|title=This Islamic preacher might have influenced one of the Dhaka terrorists. Now Indians want him banned.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|work=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=10 July 2016|date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707145429/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|archive-date=7 July 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dhaka Tribune|author-link=Dhaka Tribune|title=India may consider action against Zakir Naik, if Bangladesh requests|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2016/jul/06/india-may-consider-action-against-zakir-naik-if-bangladesh-requests|access-date=10 July 2016|date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143108/http://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2016/jul/06/india-may-consider-action-against-zakir-naik-if-bangladesh-requests|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The channel has been banned by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] after a consultation with its internal security agencies on 10 July 2016.


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A major controversy erupted after the [[July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka terror attack]] in July 2016 when investigations revealed that a terrorist involved in the brutal killings followed Zakir Naik's page on Facebook and was influenced by Naik's speeches<ref>{{cite web|last1=DNA|date=7 July 2016|title=Peace TV of Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik who inspired Dhaka killer funded in Britain|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708212749/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|archive-date=8 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which seemed to be provocative in nature.<ref>{{cite web|last1=NDTV|author-link=NDTV|title=Bangladesh Investigating Zakir Naik's Islamist Links: Minister|url=http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710151551/http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|archive-date=10 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 July 2016|title=Bangladesh asks India to examine Zakir Naik's speeches|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bangladesh-asks-india-to-examine-zakir-naiks-speeches/17410171|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709020434/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bangladesh-asks-india-to-examine-zakir-naiks-speeches/17410171|archive-date=9 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|work=Mid-Day|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The terrorist had posted sermons of Naik on social media where Naik has urged "all Muslims to be terrorists" saying "if he is terrorizing a terrorist, he is following Islam".<ref name="WP">{{cite web|last1=The Washington Post|author-link=The Washington Post|title=Islamic TV preacher denies link to Bangladesh attack, accuses media of unfair trial|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715190417/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|archive-date=15 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In Bangladesh, there has been a massive debate to stop airing this channel after the [[July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka terror attack]].<ref>{{cite web|date=6 July 2016|title=This Islamic preacher might have influenced one of the Dhaka terrorists. Now Indians want him banned.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707145429/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/06/did-an-indian-islamic-tv-evangelist-inspire-one-of-the-dhaka-terrorists-many-indians-say-the-preacher-must-be-banned/|archive-date=7 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|work=[[The Washington Post]]|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dhaka Tribune|author-link=Dhaka Tribune|date=6 July 2016|title=India may consider action against Zakir Naik, if Bangladesh requests|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2016/jul/06/india-may-consider-action-against-zakir-naik-if-bangladesh-requests|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710143108/http://www.dhakatribune.com/foreign-affairs/2016/jul/06/india-may-consider-action-against-zakir-naik-if-bangladesh-requests|archive-date=10 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The channel has been banned by the [[Government of Bangladesh]] after a consultation with its internal security agencies on 10 July 2016.
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After the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Easter Sunday attacks]] in Sri Lanka in April 2019, which killed at least 250 people, the ensuing investigation on Islamic extremism forced the Sri Lankan cable TV operators to remove Peace TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/54792/lankan-cable-operators-block-zakir-naiks-peace-tv|title=Lankan cable operators block Zakir Naik’s Peace TV|date=1 May 2019|website=Ada Derana}}</ref>

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== Awards and nominations ==
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In January 2013, Peace TV was nominated for the Responsible Media of the Year award at the [[British Muslim Awards]].<ref name="asianimage">{{cite news|url=http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/10197507.Winners_honoured_at_British_Muslim_Awards/|title=Winners honoured at British Muslim Awards|publisher=Asian Image|date=31 January 2013|access-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151121173521/http://www.asianimage.co.uk/news/10197507.Winners_honoured_at_British_Muslim_Awards/|archive-date=21 November 2015|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

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== Controversies ==
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A major controversy erupted after the [[July 2016 Dhaka attack|Dhaka terror attack]] in July 2016 when investigations revealed that a terrorist involved in the brutal killings followed Zakir Naik's page on Facebook and was influenced by Naik's speeches<ref>{{cite web|last1=DNA|date=7 July 2016|title=Peace TV of Mumbai preacher Zakir Naik who inspired Dhaka killer funded in Britain|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708212749/http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-peace-tv-of-mumbai-preacher-who-inspired-dhaka-killer-funded-in-britain-2231852|archive-date=8 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which seemed to be provocative in nature.<ref>{{cite web|last1=NDTV|author-link=NDTV|title=Bangladesh Investigating Zakir Naik's Islamist Links: Minister|url=http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710151551/http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/bangladesh-investigating-zakir-naiks-islamist-links-minister-1429623|archive-date=10 July 2016|access-date=9 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=7 July 2016|title=Bangladesh asks India to examine Zakir Naik's speeches|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bangladesh-asks-india-to-examine-zakir-naiks-speeches/17410171|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709020434/http://www.mid-day.com/articles/bangladesh-asks-india-to-examine-zakir-naiks-speeches/17410171|archive-date=9 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|work=Mid-Day|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The terrorist had posted sermons of Naik on social media where Naik has urged "all Muslims to be terrorists" saying "if he is terrorizing a terrorist, he is following Islam".<ref name="WP">{{cite web|last1=The Washington Post|author-link=The Washington Post|title=Islamic TV preacher denies link to Bangladesh attack, accuses media of unfair trial|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160715190417/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/islamic-tv-preacher-denies-link-to-bangladesh-attack-accuses-media-of-unfair-trial/2016/07/15/d63ce6be-49e8-11e6-8dac-0c6e4accc5b1_story.html|archive-date=15 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


Following this incident, the channel was banned in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="VOA">{{cite web|last1=Voice of America|author-link=Voice of America|date=13 July 2016|title=After Terror Attack, Bangladesh Bans Peace TV|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/after-terror-attack-bangladesh-bans-peace-television-maintain-peace/3416966.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714151618/http://www.voanews.com/content/after-terror-attack-bangladesh-bans-peace-television-maintain-peace/3416966.html|archive-date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Hasanul Haq Inu]], the Information Minister of Bangladesh reasoned that "Peace TV is not consistent with Muslim society, the Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Bangladesh's Constitution, our culture, customs and rituals."<ref>{{cite web|last1=BBC News|author-link=BBC News|date=11 July 2016|title=Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714090327/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|archive-date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zee News|author-link=Zee News|title=Money collected for charity was routed to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV: Report|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/money-collected-for-charity-was-routed-to-islamic-preacher-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-report_1905427.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711115936/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/money-collected-for-charity-was-routed-to-islamic-preacher-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-report_1905427.html|archive-date=11 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
Following this incident, the channel was banned in [[Bangladesh]].<ref name="VOA">{{cite web|last1=Voice of America|author-link=Voice of America|date=13 July 2016|title=After Terror Attack, Bangladesh Bans Peace TV|url=http://www.voanews.com/content/after-terror-attack-bangladesh-bans-peace-television-maintain-peace/3416966.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714151618/http://www.voanews.com/content/after-terror-attack-bangladesh-bans-peace-television-maintain-peace/3416966.html|archive-date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Hasanul Haq Inu]], the Information Minister of Bangladesh reasoned that "Peace TV is not consistent with Muslim society, the Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Bangladesh's Constitution, our culture, customs and rituals."<ref>{{cite web|last1=BBC News|author-link=BBC News|date=11 July 2016|title=Bangladesh to ban Islamic TV channel, Peace TV|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714090327/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36761486|archive-date=14 July 2016|access-date=15 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Zee News|author-link=Zee News|title=Money collected for charity was routed to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik's Peace TV: Report|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/money-collected-for-charity-was-routed-to-islamic-preacher-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-report_1905427.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160711115936/http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/money-collected-for-charity-was-routed-to-islamic-preacher-zakir-naiks-peace-tv-report_1905427.html|archive-date=11 July 2016|access-date=10 July 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Revision as of 12:04, 18 July 2021

Peace TV
CountryUnited Arab Emirates
Broadcast areaWorldwide
Programming
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
OwnerZakir Naik
Key peopleZakir Naik (President)
Sister channelsPeace TV Urdu
Peace TV Bangla
Peace TV Albanian
Peace TV Chinese
History
Launched21 January 2006

Peace TV is an Emirati nonprofit satellite television network broadcasting globally 24/7 from Dubai.[5] It was launched on 21 January 2006.[6] It is the largest religious satellite channel network in the world.[7][8] The founder and president of Peace TV is Zakir Naik.[9] The channel has telecasted to more than 200 countries in the world, including in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and North America.[10][11][12]

Peace TV covers live events,[13] lecturing programs for adults and youths, as well as educational programs for children. Zakir Naik, often calls it an "edutainment channel".[14] It is also available free of charge from the LiveStation satellite television computerdiesh.[15]

As of May 2020, broadcasting of the channel is banned in India, Bangladesh,[16] Sri Lanka[17] and United Kingdom[18]

History

Peace TV Network was founded on 21 January 2006 and was launched on Arabsat on satellite BADR-3 in October 2006. In June 2009, Peace TV English became the first religious satellite channel to telecast in HD quality.[19] In June 2009, Peace TV Network launched the channel Peace TV Urdu in Pakistan.[19] In 2009, the channel received £1.25 million from the Islamic Research Foundation.[20] On 22 April 2011, Peace TV Bangla was launched, which is dedicated especially to the Bengali-speaking viewers in Bangladesh.[21][19] In October 2015, Peace TV Chinese was launched, with Islamic programs in the Mandarin Chinese language.[22][23] Later on, Peace TV Albanian was launched in Albania, which was the first Peace TV channel in Europe.

Awards and nominations

In January 2013, Peace TV was nominated for the Responsible Media of the Year award at the British Muslim Awards.[24]

Controversies

In 2011 the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom investigated the channel for allegations of broadcasting extremist messages. Its programmes have labelled 9/11 terrorist attacks as an inside job.[20] The next year, in 2012, Ofcom ruled the channel broke broadcasting rules which states offensive comments should be justified by the context. It was ruled on the following statements which were broadcast on 8 March 2012 on the Dare to Ask programme:[25]

One group of scholars, they say that if a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim [inaudible] he should be put to death. There is another group of scholars who say that if a Muslim becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam then he should be put to death.

I tend to agree more with the second group of scholars, who say that a Muslim, if he becomes a non-Muslim and propagates his new faith against Islam, that is the time this penalty is applied.

In response, PeaceTV said they were just repeating the teachings of the Quran.[25] The channel has been operating in India since 2006, but as of 2009 it failed to register with India's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, making it illegal. Hathway stopped broadcasting the channel.[citation needed] Zakir Naik denies owning the station, and claims it is run by a Dubai-based company.[26] Peace TV was banned in India in 2012, because the government said it was broadcasting malicious anti-Indian content.[27] Zakir Naik has denied any links to such claims and hopes that the ban would be lifted.[28] However, as of August 2019, Peace TV was still available in India through a free app in the Google Play Store, which had been downloaded over a lakh (100,000) times.[29][2]

After the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka in April 2019, which killed at least 250 people, the ensuing investigation on Islamic extremism forced the Sri Lankan cable TV operators to remove Peace TV.[30]

A major controversy erupted after the Dhaka terror attack in July 2016 when investigations revealed that a terrorist involved in the brutal killings followed Zakir Naik's page on Facebook and was influenced by Naik's speeches[31] which seemed to be provocative in nature.[32][33] The terrorist had posted sermons of Naik on social media where Naik has urged "all Muslims to be terrorists" saying "if he is terrorizing a terrorist, he is following Islam".[34] In Bangladesh, there has been a massive debate to stop airing this channel after the Dhaka terror attack.[35][36] The channel has been banned by the Government of Bangladesh after a consultation with its internal security agencies on 10 July 2016.

Following this incident, the channel was banned in Bangladesh.[37] Hasanul Haq Inu, the Information Minister of Bangladesh reasoned that "Peace TV is not consistent with Muslim society, the Quran, Sunnah, Hadith, Bangladesh's Constitution, our culture, customs and rituals."[38][39]

In March 2018, during a show called Strengthening Your Family, The Valley of the Homosexuals, presenter Imam Qasim Khan said that homosexuality was "a very unnatural type of love that is energised by the influence of [Satan]" and called AIDS "a disease [that gay men] contracted because they are homosexual". Khan went on to say, "Even an animal that is defiled by Islam, the pig – as nasty and corrupted and contaminated as a pig is – you never see two male pigs that are trying to have sex together. That's insanity… worse than animals."[40]

In July 2019, Ofcom ruled that three of Peace TV's programmes, including Khan's aforementioned broadcast, breached its rules on hate speech, offence, abusive treatment and incitement to crime. In a statement, the regulator said: "Ofcom considered the breaches in this case to be serious. We are putting the Licensee on notice that we will consider these breaches for the imposition of a statutory sanction."[41] Lord Production, which owns Peace TV's broadcast licence, defended the broadcast, claiming that it did not breach Ofcom's rules. The company claimed that Khan merely offered "a robust stand against homosexuality, but very much from a religious standpoint."[41] It disagreed with Ofcom's suggestion that Imam Khan's views constituted hate speech arguing that he did not “call for violence or punishment of homosexuals” and that his aim was to "outlaw the practice of homosexuality itself".[40]

Bans

Broadcasting restrictions on Peace TV
Country Status Date Reason
India Banned December 2012 Allegedly broadcasting anti-India programmes 'not conducive to the security environment in the country'.[42]
Bangladesh Banned July 2016 Alleged promotion of terrorism (after July 2016 Dhaka attack)[37]
Sri Lanka Banned May 2019 Alleged promotion of terrorism (after 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings)[17]
United Kingdom Banned May 2020 Alleged broadcasting on inciting crime, hate speech, abuse and offence[18]

Staff and presenters

Logos

  • Logo consisting "Earth" (2006–2015)
    Logo consisting "Earth" (2006–2015)
  • Logo consisting "Salam" (2015–present)
    Logo consisting "Salam" (2015–present)

List of channels

References

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