''Fatah Ka Fatwa'' () was an Indian discussion show, hosted by
as well as other theological nuggets of
Islam
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Asian Paints
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was initially the sponsor of the programme but company had to withdraw its support after an online petition was started calling Indian Muslims to boycott the brand, but later
yoga
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guru
Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Ltd. stepped forward to offer the crucial sponsor support to
Zee News
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The channel has been involved in several controve ...
and became its sponsor. Season 1 of the show ended on 6 May 2017.
Guests
Season 1
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Arif Mohammad Khan
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Zakia Soman
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Early life and career
Zakia Soman was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She worked as a universi ...
* Naish Hasan
* Shabnam Khan
* Amina Shervani
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Shazia Ilmi
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Before joining politics, Ilmi was a television journalist and anchor at Star News, where she led a media camp ...
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Sheeba Aslam Fehmi
* Dr. Sheerin Masroor
* Shabnam Siddiqui
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Lubna Sarwath
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Biography
Lubna was selected in Probationary Officers Exam and joined as ...
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Rahman Abbas
* Capt. Sikander Rizvi
* Zeenat Shaukat Ali
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H Abdul Raqeeb
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Mohammed Hanif Khan Shastri
* Maulana Ansar Raza
* Amber Zaidi
* Gulrez Sheikh
* Maulana Mohammed Hameed Kausar.
* Maulana Sajid Rashidi
Episodes
Season 1
Reception
The show was well received. The show noticed a huge engagement on social media with the #FatahKaFatwa trending on Twitter. An orthodox radical Maulana Ansar Raza who heads the ‘Gareeb Nawaz Foundation’ NGO filed a PIL against Fatah Ka Fatwa show. In February 2017, Rashtriya Ulama Council complained to ECI to ask Zee News to stop the programme on as it is polarising voters ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. A Bareilly-based radical Islamic organisation All India Faizan-e-Madina Council asked to halt the show.
Complaints
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Delhi High Court
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has sent notice to
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)
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and asked a reply on ‘Fatah ka Fatwa’ against the allegation of blasphemy, by a petition of the muslim scholars. They demanded to ban the show; and also asked to remove the content from
YouTube
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.
References
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Hindi-language television shows
2017 Indian television series debuts