Al hayat TV
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Alhayat TV also known as Life TV is an Arabic Christian
television channel, which airs to thousands of viewers in countries including in the Middle East
, America
, Canada
, Australia
and some of Europe
It began airing in September 2003, largely from Egypt, Alhayat is evangelical in its aims, and explains in its Website Mission Statement that "Jesus Christ came to earth to destroy the works of the devil and his blood shed on the cross to redeem humanity and restore the broken relationship with God to come back" It can be viewed live from its official website.
s, and in many of its programmes feature professed Muslim converts to Christianity, for example "Rashid" the host of "Bold Questions". Alhayat has become notorious for its content, being much debated and sometimes becoming the subject of angry criticism from those who claim the biased inaccuracies of Alhayat's content. Father Zakaria Botros
, Egyptian born preacher, arrested twice by secular Arab authorities, is often cited in reference to this controversy, for his bold tone and exposition of the various contradictions he perceives in Islam. According to some with Western leanings, Boutros's notoriety increases with the continuation of the bold discussion of Islam in a critical light, so rare among Islamic nations, and especially by those of other religions in these nations, especially of Arab Christians.
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Christian
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television channel, which airs to thousands of viewers in countries including in the Middle East
Middle East
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, America
United States
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, Canada
Canada
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, Australia
Australia
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and some of Europe
Europe
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It began airing in September 2003, largely from Egypt, Alhayat is evangelical in its aims, and explains in its Website Mission Statement that "Jesus Christ came to earth to destroy the works of the devil and his blood shed on the cross to redeem humanity and restore the broken relationship with God to come back" It can be viewed live from its official website.
Notoriety
Alhayat gears some of its content toward MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
s, and in many of its programmes feature professed Muslim converts to Christianity, for example "Rashid" the host of "Bold Questions". Alhayat has become notorious for its content, being much debated and sometimes becoming the subject of angry criticism from those who claim the biased inaccuracies of Alhayat's content. Father Zakaria Botros
Zakaria Botros
Zakaria Botros is a Coptic priest from Egypt, he worked as a priest in Australia in 1992,he has a Bachelors of Arts in History, best known his critiques of the Quran and other books of Islam. Father Botros has received applause from places such as World Magazine awarded him the Daniel of the Year...
, Egyptian born preacher, arrested twice by secular Arab authorities, is often cited in reference to this controversy, for his bold tone and exposition of the various contradictions he perceives in Islam. According to some with Western leanings, Boutros's notoriety increases with the continuation of the bold discussion of Islam in a critical light, so rare among Islamic nations, and especially by those of other religions in these nations, especially of Arab Christians.
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- Father Zakaria BotrosZakaria BotrosZakaria Botros is a Coptic priest from Egypt, he worked as a priest in Australia in 1992,he has a Bachelors of Arts in History, best known his critiques of the Quran and other books of Islam. Father Botros has received applause from places such as World Magazine awarded him the Daniel of the Year...
's Coversations of Truth - Bold Questions, hosted by Rashid and broadcasted live
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Mosab Hassan Yousef is a Palestinian and son of a Hamas founder and leader Sheikh Hassan Yousef. From 1997 to 2007, he worked undercover for Israel's internal security service Shin Bet, which considered him its most valuable source within the Hamas leadership....
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