Once again Islam Channel finds itself guilty of breaching the OFCOM code.
My concern is why Islam Channel allows itself to be compromised and is so vulnerable on its compliance process that they flagrantly breach the rules of broadcasting regulators once again.
I understand the point some may make about OFCOM getting upset by any Muslim simply quoting from the Quran, a backdoor attempt to regulate our faith which is not done for other faiths eg evangelical Christian nutters.
However, Muslims are held to a different level of accountability than others. OFCOM will not touch Murdoch's Fox News that is a given not just because of his power but in part because the braodcrats at OFCOM share a similar world view. Have a look at the outrageous bias at Sky with Adam Boulton and not a peep from OFCOM so lets not be naive and expect a level playing field. The Islam Channel is watched like hawks by those who wish it harm and seem to be celebrating. As a result, this places an additional responsibility on the likes of Mohamed Ali the CEO and Salahuddin the MD to ensure Carl Arrindel the Head of Current Affairs and Strategy which includes compliance gets his act together.
I have already made clear my view about those Muslims who claim there is no such thing as "marital rape". However, this is an issue of compliance and previously the Channel got into hot water when Bungo and his mate from Respect AbdulRahman Jaffar were found to be biased in their Politics Show as Jaffar was presenting while standing for elections, all really basic stuff. The Politics Show is now presented by John Rees a fantastic organiser who has done outstanding work at Stop The War but with a SWP/Respect background he is not exactly mainstream. Watching The Politics Show and Azad Ali's Ummah Talk with respect to both is like watching paint dry.
I cringe when I listen to some of the "scholars" because it is so obvious from the questions being asked that they and Islam Channel are being set up to provide an answer which is immediately used to build a case at OFCOM. Does anyone honestly believe that the Muppet's at Quilliam had all the time in the world to sit, wait and just by chance pick up a quote on marital rape.
Islam Channel needs to up its game urgently, not wallow in a victim mentality that they are under attack which is obvious but adopt a strategy to counter their enemies.
MONOTONE CRUSH
1 day ago
The channel has brought a lot of focus on issues concerning muslims. Moreover, predators would always look for their catch. Islam channel should ponder and introspect before airing any show, since it has become one of the leading voice of the community.
ReplyDelete'muppets' does not require an apostrophe
ReplyDeleteIslam channel is run mostly by volunteers, that's why. They keep dropping the ball.
ReplyDelete(they are not trained or qualified).
To come up with a strategy, you need skills, experience, education etc etc. If you want such a person working at your company...you have to pay the going rate. Islam channel does not do this.
On a separate but also kind of related note:
There is a distinctive non-demand for skills in the UK-Muslim sphere - just to break it down for you, here is a list of the positions I have held without qualifications or police checks:
Head of English at an all boys Secondary school (with no PGCE, no police check)
Counsellor(youth) (with no psychology qualification, no police check)
Islamic Studies & Quran teacher at Mosque(with no Arabic)
I think I will make a 5 minute show reel and send it to the Islam Channel - and let you know when I get on there. Give it...erm....4-6 weeks max.
Actually London Muslim, this could be a good investigative journalism piece for you: lets try and penetrate Islamic positions of power - just to demonstrate that all you need is a hijab / beard and a couple of elhamdulilah's and you're in.
This is why I just cannot trust any Islamic service any more. I know how they recruit and operate, and believe me, actual real skills are the last of their priorities. I've developed a complex about Islamic news/media/schools/counselling/programmes - the lot. No one is qualified.
^ Yes Jasmine and another reason you got away without the required police checks and skills, is because this country is so PC, it's scared of appearing racist or religionist. Even if that means exposing children etc to the risk of abuse. That's how the Catholic church got away with abuse, everyone was scared to question their behaviour.
ReplyDeleteAnd that is why the GBP don't trust a muslim, we know that they get away with it.
And I'm not having a go personally at you, it is the systems fault.