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Monday, May 11, 2009

BBC Appoints Muslim to Head Religious Programming - A Controversial First


From Daily Mail
By Steve Doughty



The BBC yesterday appointed a Muslim as its head of religious programming in a radical departure from broadcasting tradition.

The post - considered one of the most influential religious roles in the country - has gone to Aaqil Ahmed, who has been working as an executive at Channel 4.

The appointment will cause dismay among the Christian churches.

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams raised concerns over the prospect of a Muslim head of religious broadcasting during a meeting with the corporation's director general Mark Thompson in March.

It comes at a time of deepening worries among Christian leaders that their faith is being sidelined and downgraded by authorities.

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1 comment:

Kwelos said...

Hardly surprising, given al-Beeb's long history of abject, grovelling dhimmitude. See links under 'BBC - censorship, bias, lies, omissions, distortions, smears, cowardice, dhimmitude, taqiyya, da'wa and government propaganda' at http://kwelos.tripod.com/subjects.htm