Ummah Channel is an Islamic TV Channel based in the United Kingdom. Ummah Channel launched in 2009 and its initial broadcast ended in 2017. However, after its short-term absence, the popular channel re-launched on Tuesday 29 October 2019 on SKY TV channel 759, determined to deliver fresh and new content for the community. The channel offers a wide range of programmes including, health shows, topical debates, Nasheeds and more.
Channels
Maria TV
Maria TV launched on 19 July 2012 on the first day of Ramadan. The channel’s name comes from Maria al-Qibtiyya, an enslaved Coptic Christian from Egypt who became one of the wives of the prophet Muhammad. According to Islam Ahmed Abdallah, Chief Executive of Ummah TV, says the name represents "transferring from slavery to freedom, from Christianity to Islam." The channel does not want to impose the niqab on female viewers; rather it wants to stress that women who are fully veiled can still succeed in a professional work environment. Several women who work at the channel previously experienced prejudice against them for wearing the niqab, even in industries other than media, and they want to demonstrate that they can convey emotion and messages on television without displaying their bodies. Maria TV airs for 6 hours each day and shows programming about beauty, medicine, marriage, satire, and more. It also shows programming to educate Muslim women about their religion and Sunna practices of the Prophet Muhammad.
Ummah Channel was established in the year 2009 and was one of the first Muslim channels to broadcast on the Sky platform. On its website it says that its mission is to provide “spirituality, humanity and morality and to teach and educate all viewers … in the true way of Islam.”
Shut Down
Mohammed Shafiq who was a regular on the show said in a Facebook post, “After nearly nine years I'm sad to announce that Ummah Channel is closing after broadcasting for the last time on Sunday. It's been a great ride, I hope I've done justice to the thousands of hours of programmes I've done highlighting issues around the world. "Along the way you've supported me, prayed for me and yes corrected me at times. It's been this support that has guided me as a broadcaster. "I've absolutely loved every minute of it and will cherish the memories. "In terms of my future broadcasting career, I'm in discussions with a number of networks and will soon reveal my next chapter in this amazing life." In the year of 2017 Ummah channel closed its doors too the public due to the fact that they were struggling financially and had failed to reach a wide audience outside of the sunni sect
