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

Quran The Quran (, ; Standard Arabic: , Quranic Arabic: , , 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God. It is organized in 114 chapters (pl.: , sing.: ...

. In addition, as a reaction to the

Egyptian Revolution of 2011 The 2011 Egyptian revolution, also known as the 25 January revolution ( ar, ثورة ٢٥ يناير; ), began on 25 January 2011 and spread across Egypt. The date was set by various youth groups to coincide with the annual Egyptian "Police ho ...

, 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

Hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

Programming

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

Sunnah In Islam, , also spelled ( ar, سنة), are the traditions and practices of the Islamic prophet Muhammad that constitute a model for Muslims to follow. The sunnah is what all the Muslims of Muhammad's time evidently saw and followed and pass ...

. * 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 Muslim Brotherhood and the attack on their opponents in a way seen by some as inappropriate.

Controversy

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

{{Reflist Islamic television networks Arabic-language television stations