Bridges TV Launched
Bridges TV was finally launched today.
Bridges TV is a cable TV network that plans to focus on English-speaking American Muslim youth and celebrate the American Muslim lifestyle and culture as well as build bridges of friendship between Muslim Americans and mainstream America.
I wrote about Bridges TV last year when it was still being planned.
I think it's great that they went on with this project, because it provides American Muslims with a TV network that they can feel comfortable watching and letting their children watch but also because it’ll be in English and will also cater to the new generations of American Muslims.
Other than that, it will be a voice for American Muslims, enabling them to open other people’s eyes to what Islam really is, and get them to know more about it.
And as the creators of the channel say:
"If we do not define ourselves, others will."
Some examples of the programs that will be aired on the channel:
- One show features a Muslim newspaper reporter named Jinnah who solves whodunits," reveals Buffalo News reporter Jay Tokasz.
- A soap opera explores the melodrama of a Muslim father confronted with his daughter's desire to marry a non-Muslim.
- 'Allah Made Me Funny' chronicles a Muslim comedy tour.
There will also be music videos and animated children's shows, classic movies and food and culture programs, all geared toward American Muslims.
Bridges TV Iraq War Launched to Protect Israel - Bush Adviser Arab Firms Project to be launched in Tunisia Arabic iPod to be launched soon Anti-Smoking Awareness Campaign Launched In TunisiaWOW! Finally launched! this is so great. I was so excited when I first read about Bridges TV in your blog last year. Now I'm very happy and so proud they did it. Good luck to them! Hope to see more similar projects, we really need them!
Posted by: Eman-Aqua at December 1, 2004 01:28 PM