Al-Hafez (''Arabic'' 'the Protector') is a Salafi Islamic channel from Egypt that promotes teaching and recitation of the

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. In addition, as a reaction to the

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, the channel promotes the political orientation of Islamist parties and serves as a platform to attack their opponents.

Goals

* Memorization of the Quran and implanting it into the hearts of Muslims * Teaching and learning the Quran and its provisions * Removing suspicions about the Quran and keeping it from misrepresentation and distortion * Interest in the study of the

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Programming

Channel programs revolve around the following topics: * Memorization of the Quran and its recitation * Quran miracles in all fields *

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* Clarification of doubts, revealing falsehoods, and responding to them * Tales of memorizing and those that have mastered the memorization of the Quran * Calligraphy * Quran and life * Ethics of the Quran * Defense of the

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and attack on its opponents in a way seen by some as inappropriate

Elham Shahin lawsuit

Al-Hafez was sued following the broadcasting of offensive language. The reason for this was that Atef Abel Rasheed, the presenter of the show ''Fee el-Mezan'', hosted two sheikhs whose language and opinions were seen as being offensive: Sheikh Abdallah Badr, who slandered Egyptian actress Elham Shahin, and Salafi Sheikh Mahmoud Shaaban, who issued a fatwa on air calling for the assassination of opposition leaders. Following Badr's comments about her on air, Shahin filed a lawsuit with the Administrative Court of the State Council, demanding that Al-Hafez be shut down and its licenses revoked. Badr, a controversial preacher notorious for the coarse language and insults he directs at opponents, had described Shahin on his show as being "promiscuous, naked, and lascivious" and also called her a "prostitute" and "infidel", according to clips shown to the court by the public prosecution. In December 2012, the Zaweya al-Hamra Court sentenced him to one year in prison and ordered him to pay a LE20,000 fine. Badr announced that he will not make any more media appearances and will focus solely on preaching.

References

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