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Peace TV

Launched	January 2006
Owned by	Zakir Naik
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Slogan	The solution for Humanity
Country	India, United Kingdom
Broadcast area	Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, North America
Website	www.peacetv.tv

Peace TV is a nonprofit Global satellite television network broadcasting globally 24/7 from Dubai, UAE. Peace TV programs are all in the English language and telecast free-to-air. The founder and president of Peace TV and Peace TV Urdu is Zakir Naik, an Islamic preacher from Mumbai, India, a former student of medicine.

Since January 21, 2006, Peace TV channel has been telecast to more than 150 countries around the world, including in Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and North America.^[1]^[2] In 2009, its sister channel (Peace TV Urdu) was launched, which is dedicated especially to the Urdu-speaking viewers around the world.

Peace TV network covers live events,^[3] lecturing programs for adults and youths, as well as children learning shows. Its president, Zakir Naik, often calls it an "edutainment channel".^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Contents

1 History
2 Staff and presenters
3 Programs
4 References
5 External links

History

Peace TV was launched on Arabsat on satellite BADR-3 in October 2006.

As of September 2007, Peace TV is available in the United States and Canada and in the UK on BSkyB.

It is also available free of charge from the LiveStation satellite television computer application.

In India the ministry of broadcasting has banned the telecasting of Peace TV channel programmes. In June 2009 the Police in Pune charged a local cable operator with violating the ban.^[8]

Staff and presenters

From India
- Zakir Naik
- Mohammed Naik
- Mohammed Jafer Qureshi, Trustee (UK)
- Ather Khan
- Nisar Nadiadwala
- Shuaib Sayyed
- Faiz-ur-Rahman
- Abdul Karim Parekh
- Sanaullah Madani

From the United States
- Yusuf Estes
- Yasir Qadhi
- Yassir Fazaga
- Ammar Amonette
- Abdullah Hakim Quick

From Canada
- Bilal Philips
- Jamal Badawi
- Said Rageah

Others
- Ahmed Deedat
- Hussein Ye
- Israr Ahmed
- Jafar Idris
- Salem Al Amry

Programs

Name	Presenter	Duration	Frequency
Truth Exposed	Zakir Naik	1 hour	six times a week
Dare to Ask	Zakir Naik	30 mins.	five times a week
Let’s Ask Dr. Zakir	Zakir Naik
Da'wah Training Program
Izhar-E-Haq	Zakir Naik	30 mins.
Man With a Mission	Ahmed Deedat	30 mins.	3 times a week
Peace Missile	A. R. Green, Hussain Ye, Yusuf Estes	30 mins.
Fire of Faith	Bilal Philips	30 mins
Crossfire	Zakir Naik
Youth Talk	Ammar Amonette	30 mins
Whiz Kids	Young Muslim children	30 mins
Rasool ki Baat	Rafeeque Madani	30 mins
Faith Frontiers	Internationally Acclaimed Speakers
Peace Mission	Internationally Acclaimed Speakers

References

^ Aataai Gazi Mahbub (2007-05-10). "Does 'Peace TV' Encourage Interfaith Amity?". OhMyNews. http://english.ohmynews.com/articleview/article_view.asp?no=360555&rel_no=1. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
^ Syed Neaz Ahmad (February 23, 2007). "Peace TV Reaching 400 Million Viewers – Zakir Naik". Saudi Gazette. Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. http://web.archive.org/web/20070707211833/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25960&Itemid=146. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
^ "An Inter - Religious dialogue for Spiritual Enlightenment". The True Call. December 13, 2006. http://www.thetruecall.com/home/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=167. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
^ "Dr.: Hudson New York". Hudson-ny.org. 2010-07-01. http://urdutahzeeb.net/articles/blog1.php?p=1186&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
^ "Dr. Zakir Naik and the controversy". TwoCircles.net. http://www.twocircles.net/2008nov12/dr_zakir_naik_and_controversy.html. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
^ "British authorities consider banning Peace TV – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 2010-11-30. http://tribune.com.pk/story/121553/extremist-message-british-authorities-consider-banning-peace-tv/. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
^ Contribute beta. "PUT A COMPLETE BAN ON PEACE TV - Contribute - MSNIndia". Content.msn.co.in. http://content.msn.co.in/MSNContribute/Story.aspx?PageID=e2aa25b2-6b3d-4b7e-9400-feb53180fbea. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
^ http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-06/pune/28192596_1_cable-operator-channel-telecast

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