His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, called on Arab media professionals, media figures and intellectuals around the world to work on clarifying the correct image of Islam and respecting the Arab-Islamic personality, as they are subjected to stereotypical distortion on the tongues of media figures and politicians, which appears to be systematic, considering that most What raises concern about the current state of our contemporary media is the chaos of deviant fatwas and interpretation of religion without knowledge and understanding, and the spread of dozens of channels specialized in sowing discord among Muslims. Using ancient myths that have become obsolete and have become history.
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Al-Tayeb: Launching a satellite channel bearing the name Al-Azhar soon Wajeeh Al-Sebaei – Dubai His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, revealed the launch of a satellite station, bearing the name of Al-Azhar, and affiliated with it administratively, to be a beacon for moderate Islam, and to undertake the process of refuting fatwas and religious issues that are raised daily, especially amid the state of chaos caused by various satellite channels, not specialized in speaking. In matters of religion. This came during a press conference held on the sidelines of the Arab Media Forum, which was held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai yesterday. Al-Tayeb said that Al-Azhar does not adopt the orientation of any political party or group, pointing out that politics changes and changes constantly, and Al-Azhar remains above those political trends, through its adherence to the comprehensive national role, pointing out that according to history, Al-Azhar’s intervention in politics at one point led to To his weakness, stressing that dragging Al-Azhar into politics is just a bubble that will disappear quickly. He explained that the channel would, at the same time, be a counter-voice carrying the intellectual confrontation to stop the process of spreading one doctrine at the expense of another, since intellectual confrontation is the only thing he has and is betting on. He pointed out that “followers of the other sect may be led by their ignorance, perhaps, of the historical context of religious events, which we will seek to correct through the channel, in an effort to meet with other sects.” Regarding the organizations fighting in Syria in the name of religion and jihad, Al-Tayeb said that it is known that there are real big conspiracies being hatched against the Islamic world with the aim of fragmenting and dispersing it. He continued that the call to jihad has become something like a bait that some organizations swallow, stressing the necessity of finding quick solutions to reach the tense areas in the Arab world and remedy what can be remedied. Al-Tayeb pointed out that there are commonalities between Egypt, Iraq, and Iran, all of which are Islamic countries, and they must be compatible on the basis of good neighborliness and non-interference in each other’s affairs, whether in terms of politics, doctrine, or thought. He stressed, “This is really what we want in the relations of Arab and Islamic countries, and there is no room except for unity and solidarity because it is the only way that strengthens us in the face of the common enemy.” |
This came in his opening speech for the 12th session of the Arab Media Forum, which began yesterday, in Dubai, in the presence and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid. Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and the participation of more than 250 media figures, and the forum continues for two days.
Al-Tayeb pointed out the spread of fatwa programs that wore the guise of religion and were revealed to the people, and they considered them to be knowledge and no other knowledge, and that they encountered among them an empty heart and an empty mind, so it took control of them until it caused the differences that were of the most absurd and trivial matters to move into people’s lives through the influence of the media, adding that these programs turned into religion. Sharia and Islam, and has established limits and barriers between those who apply them and are Muslims, and those who turn away from them and are outsiders, or at least Immoral and sinful.
He stressed the necessity of exercising freedom of speech and expression on the condition of adhering to the traditions of our culture and the constants of our society, pointing to the allocation of media programs to discuss empty controversial issues, stressing that these programs are not the most watched, but they are the most influential because they wear the mantle of religion and speak in its name.
Al-Tayeb spoke about the spread of channels that specialized in sowing discord among Muslims themselves, sowing the seeds of discord between the people of one religion and one Qiblah, and were used to harm the origins of the nation and insult its symbols.
He considered that the distortion that afflicts Islam and its law at home due to the influence of ignorance and lack of knowledge and correct understanding of religion and its sciences, is a small part of the distortion that afflicts the true religion abroad due to the influence of the inherited hostile attitude towards Islam and Muslims.
He believed that it is the duty of honorable media professionals in all the world, both Arabs and non-Arabs, to show the correct image of the Arab and Islamic personality as it is being distorted by clerics in the West, despite the international agreement not to harm or insult the symbols of religion, sanctities and places of worship, considering that Western officials They forget that this insult will not benefit both sides because it creates hatred and hatred and raises many historical tribulations that humanity has overcome. He continued that what Western countries are launching in the so-called war on terrorism, and the disgrace committed under their flag that disgraces any civilization or nation in Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, and others like them in other regions of the world, is nothing but adding fuel to the fire.
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar stressed the necessity of exercising freedom of speech and freedom of expression in every opinion, thought, and creativity, calling at the same time for the necessity of adhering to and taking into account the Arab and Islamic culture and the principles of its societies in terms of honesty of the word, chastity of the tongue, good intentions, and not harming others.
He considered that the media constitution that must be followed lies in the saying of the Holy Prophet, “Every Muslim is forbidden to another Muslim, his blood, his property, and his honor,” explaining that the offer in its general sense applies to preserving the public interest, self-respect, preserving personal dignity, and respecting individual and family privacy, as it is a sacred matter and must be respected. Religiously and customarily, it is currently adopted by international and human rights organizations.
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar had mercy on “the media from whom people learned etiquette and the rules of beautification, despite the difficult circumstances and restrictions imposed at the time,” adding that there were media windows that played the role of professor, teacher, and educator, as the masses of different age groups used to sit in the student council, comparing this to What the masses are learning today from satellite channels is the culture of raising one’s voice and speaking collectively, in which the interlocutor does not hear his interlocutor, and in which speeches are delivered without consideration or care. He considered that all of this takes root in the conscience of young and old until it gradually becomes an automatic behavior in which they do not see anything objectionable, pointing out that the practice of this behavior is due to the absence of media professionalism, the absence of a culture of mastery and the ability to follow the conditions of the Arab world and the conditions of the entire world around it, and the practice of deception among What works and what doesn’t. He continued that the absence of professional and objective media production that deals with a reality that may be deteriorating does not deny that the media is capable, if it wanted to, of elevating this reality and contributing to lifting it out of its state of deterioration.
The Sheikh of Al-Azhar called for the necessity of recognizing that mastery and mastery are what are lacking in our Arab media, despite all the achievement, progress and construction that has been achieved, stressing that the culture of mastery and mastery is what makes the media direct, not the directed, pointing out that mastery is an authentic value rooted in Arab and Islamic culture, Citing the saying of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, “God loves that when one of you does a job, he does it well.”
In addition, the activities of the first day of the Arab Media Forum in its 12th session, which was opened by the Director General of the Dubai Government Media Office and Head of the Supreme Organizing Committee, Mona Ghanem Al Marri, included three morning sessions held simultaneously, one of which discussed the overall challenges facing the news industry, while the other The second session discussed openness to the digital age between reality and challenges, while the third session discussed the challenges facing young media professionals in the UAE, hosting a group of Emirati youth. Media person.
The morning sessions were followed by a main session entitled “Communicating the Transitional Stages: Requirements for Development,” which is the main slogan of this session, which discussed the challenges and the possibility of development in light of what was produced by the political and social movement in a number of Arab countries. As for the opening session, in which His Eminence the Sheikh of Al-Azhar spoke, it hosted the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Dr. Nabil El-Arabi.
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