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Do not fill this in! == In Islam == [[File:AmrKhaled2.JPG|thumb|[[Amr Khaled]], an influential Egyptian Muslim televangelist, in [[Toronto]], Canada]] In [[Islam]], the related concept of ''[[dawah]]'', which encourages Muslims to go and spread the religion to Non-Muslims similar to the Evangelical tradition of evangelizing, has also given rise to figures who are often described as "Islamic televangelists" who preach using Television and [[Internet videos]] like their Evangelical counterparts.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/international/2011/10/29/holy-smoke|title=Holy smoke|date=2011-10-29|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=2019-08-26|issn=0013-0613}}</ref> Examples include [[Moez Masoud]], [[Zakir Naik]] and [[Amr Khaled]], amongst others.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/2008/05/16/may-16-2008-muslim-televangelists/67/|title=May 16, 2008 ~ Muslim Televangelists {{!}} May 16, 2008 {{!}} Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly {{!}} PBS|date=2008-05-16|website=Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> These figures may build on the longstanding ''[[da'i]]'' tradition but also draw inspiration from Christian televangelists. Similarly to Christian televangelists, critics have argued that some Islamic televangelists may be too [[Political Islam|political]], especially those pandering to fundamental [[Islamism]] including the [[Far-right politics|far-right]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/malaysia-decide-fate-indian-preacher-accused-hate-speech-190814041745124.html|title=Malaysia ministers want Muslim preacher Zakir Naik expelled|website=www.aljazeera.com|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> Critics also claim that many will make significant amounts of money from their work and therefore may not be motivated by spiritual or charitable causes. Examples of well-known Islamic televangelist TV channels include [[Muslim Television Ahmadiyya International|Muslim Television Ahmadiyya]], [[Islam Channel]], [[ARY Qtv]] and [[Peace TV]]. Some of these channels, but not all, have come under scrutiny from national television or communications regulators such as [[Ofcom]] in the UK and the [[Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission|CRTC]] in Canada, with Ofcom having censured both Islam Channel and Peace TV in the past for biased coverage of political events,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/dec/31/yvonne-ridley-islam-channel|title=Journalist Yvonne Ridley wins Β£25,000 payout from Islam Channel|last=Plunkett|first=John|date=2008-12-31|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-08-26|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> incitement to illegal acts including [[marital rape]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8108132/Islamic-TV-channel-rapped-for-advocating-marital-rape.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8108132/Islamic-TV-channel-rapped-for-advocating-marital-rape.html |archive-date=2022-01-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Islamic TV channel rapped for advocating marital rape|last=Midgley|first=Neil|journal=Daily Telegraph|date=2010-11-08|access-date=2019-08-26|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and [[homophobia]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/community/125176/peace-tv-faces-uk-ban-after-presenter-calls-gay-people-worse-than-animals/|title=Peace TV faces UK ban after presenter calls gay people "worse than animals"|date=2019-07-28|website=Gay Times|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-08-26}}</ref> The Islamic televangelist channel Peace TV is banned in India, Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom.<ref name="ndtv.com">{{Cite web|title=Zakir Naik, Wanted In India, Banned From Making Speeches In Malaysia|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/islamic-preacher-zakir-naik-wanted-in-india-for-inciting-terror-banned-from-making-speeches-in-malay-2087495|access-date=25 August 2020|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref name=":16">{{cite news|last1=The Times of India|title=Bangladesh bans televangelist Zakir Naik's Peace TV|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=10 July 2016 |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bangladesh-bans-televangelist-Zakir-Naiks-Peace-TV/articleshow/53140044.cms|access-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710112421/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bangladesh-bans-televangelist-Zakir-Naiks-Peace-TV/articleshow/53140044.cms|archive-date=10 July 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The National News">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/peace-tv-stations-fined-300-000-for-hate-speeches-as-it-pulls-out-of-the-uk-1.1019484 |title=Peace TV stations fined Β£300,000 for hate speeches as it pulls out of the UK|work=The National News|date=14 May 2020|access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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