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King of Morocco launches TV channel dedicated to Islam

November 3, 2005

RABAT -- King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Wednesday launched a new religious television channel aimed at countering the influence of Islamic extremists who are seen tarnishing the image of Islam, government sources said.

The channel, bearing the king's name, aims to propagate a "message of tolerance and open-mindedness inspired by the Koran and the [words and actions] of the Prophet Mohammed", the communications ministry said.

Government sources said that the channel, going on air two-and-a-half years after Islamic extremist attacks claimed 45 lives in the Moroccan economic capital Casablanca, aimed to "counter extremists damaging the image of Islam".

The programs would highlight Morocco's religious values based on the uniqueness of the faith and the Malekite rite, the communications ministry said.

The Malekite rite is one of four Sunni schools of religion founded by the Imam Malek who died in AD 795.

A statement issued by the Moroccan press agency MAP said that the new channel's programs would be devoted to the reading and explanation of the Koran and to debates for young people with celebrated Muslim scholars.

The Arab-language service will also have slots in the Berber language of North Africa as well as in French, the announcement said.

During the festival of Ramadan last year King Mohammed VI launched a radio station likewise dedicated to Islam.

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