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Russian Council of Muftis Loses License for Islamic TV Channel
Interfax ^ | 7/18/13

Posted on 07/18/2013 6:51:35 PM PDT by marshmallow

Moscow, July 18, Interfax - The Council of Muftis of Russia complains that it has been stripped of its license for an Islamic TV channel.

"The Council of Muftis did its utmost to have its own TV channel. We bought bandwidth on the Yamal satellite, launched broadcasts in test modes and rented a studio. We had everything ready for the Islamic channel getting on the air and starting operations. However, at the last moment our broadcasting license was taken away without any explanations," head of the board of trustees of the Council of Muftis Farit Farisov said in an interview with Islam Minbare newspaper.

The board was given assurances that a national TV channel on Islam would be launched after a time, he said. "However, today we don't have either our own channel or a national one," he summed up.


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1 posted on 07/18/2013 6:51:35 PM PDT by marshmallow
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To: marshmallow

Maybe that’s because Russia isn’t a Muzzie country.


2 posted on 07/18/2013 6:54:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: marshmallow
However, at the last moment our broadcasting license was taken away without any explanations,...

LOL, complain to Obama!!!

3 posted on 07/18/2013 6:55:49 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Join the Democrats, it's not Fascism when WE do it, and the Constitution and law mean what WE say.)
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To: marshmallow
Vlad doesn't play well with terrorists


4 posted on 07/18/2013 7:03:40 PM PDT by darkwing104 (Let's get dangerous)
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To: marshmallow
Belsen is a pretty good reason to keep them shut up.

/johnny

5 posted on 07/18/2013 7:11:06 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: marshmallow

Even though you don’t care for Muslims who strongly tend to support terrorists, the denial of licenses can just as easily be used to control speech. It’s coming to the USA, actually it’s already here limiting advice columnists. If you’re not licensed in the state, you can’t express your opinion by giving advice. Felony offense don’t you know, even if you’re licensed in another.


6 posted on 07/18/2013 7:20:13 PM PDT by JimSEA
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To: darkwing104

“Vlad doesn’t play well with terrorists “

I think that he’s explained and demonstrated very clearly what he does with them.


8 posted on 07/18/2013 7:51:09 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: Navy Patriot

Or Aljazeera Gore ;-)


9 posted on 07/18/2013 7:54:24 PM PDT by Fast Moving Angel (A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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To: JimSEA

It’s Coming? are you serious? You need to get out more!


10 posted on 07/18/2013 9:12:38 PM PDT by gr8eman (Ron Swanson for President!)
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Sure, let me just run to Saudi Arabia and get a license for a Christian channel. Oh....


11 posted on 07/18/2013 10:30:42 PM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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