Al Hayat TV

Alhayat TV, also known as Life TV (قناة الحياة), is an Arabic-language television channel, which airs to viewers in countries in North Africa, West Asia, the Middle East, America, Canada, Australia and some of Europe.[1] Broadcasting started in September 2003, largely from Egypt. The Alhayat channel is evangelical in its aims, and in its Mission Statement on the webseite explains that "Jesus Christ came to earth to destroy the works of the devil and his blood shed on the cross to redeem humanity and restore the broken relationship with God to come back."[1] The program can be viewed live from its website.

Notoriety

Alhayat directs a lot of its content toward Arabic-speaking Muslims, and many of its programs feature professed Muslim converts to Christianity: for example "Brother Rachid",[2][3] a Moroccan ex-Muslim who converted to Christianity, is the host of the weekly live call-in show "Daring Question" (سؤال جريء). This show is considered to be the most popular or notorious, it is also considered the flagship program of the channel.

Alhayat TV has become notorious for its content that is heavily critical of Islam and Prophet Mohammed. Its programs are much debated and sometimes become the subject of angry criticism from Muslims who claim that Alhayat's content is biased and inaccurate.[4] Father Zakaria Botros, an Egyptian born preacher who was arrested twice by Arab authorities, is often cited in reference to this controversy for his bold tone and exposition of the various contradictions he perceives in Islam. According to some commentators, Botros's notoriety increases with the continuation of the bold discussion of Islam in a critical light, that is rare among Islamic nations and especially by those of other religions in these nations, especially of Arab Christians.[1][4][5][6]

In 2010, Zakaria Botros was expelled from al-Hayat by Joyce Meyer Ministries, who owns the TV station, due to threats of violence against the station from radical Muslims.

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