Channel 4 in talks to broadcast morning prayers during Ramadan
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Your support makes all the difference.Channel 4 has announced a special series of programming to mark the month of Ramadan, which may include broadcasting morning prayers.
The channel is “in discussion” about airing morning prayers every day.
A spokesperson said details were still being worked on, and it could be that prayers are “marked” rather than broadcast to viewers.
Channel 4 called the programming “another first”. Chief creative officer Jay Hunt said: “I don’t think it’s going too far to say that it’s literally something that no other channel would do.”
The season of new programmes will take place over a month between July and August, when Ramadan is due to fall this year.
Planned programmes include hearing from a range of British Muslims on how they cope with daily life during Ramadan, and the physical and spiritual effects of fasting.
The shows will look at “whether [fasting Muslims] are feeling calm, frustrated, or energised without food and drink, and whether their day involves breaking up street brawls, carrying out brain surgery or caring for their children.”
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