Channel 4 To Broadcast Ramadan Call

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has announced a self-proclaimed "provocative" decision to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer live each morning throughout Ramadan.
The call to prayer will be preceded by a short film, Ramadan Reflections, featuring a range of voices providing some insight into the religious ceremony.
The three-minute call to prayer (adhan) will be beamed live each morning on television to mark the start of the day's fast for Muslims.
Programmes in the schedule will be cut to accommodate the adhan, as it has to be broadcast at the correct time each day.
People will also be able watch it online, via channel4.com/Ramadan, where the video of the call to prayer will automatically play, not just in the morning, but throughout the day, observing each adhan throughout Ramadan at the times set out by the unified prayer timetable.
The site will automatically launch the adhan at same time as mosques all around London will be playing theirs.
The specially-shot call to prayer is produced by Watershed, directed by Trunk Films and delivered by Hassen Rasool, considered one of the UK’s best muezzins, and shows scenes from across London.
In addition, on the first day of Ramadan, Channel 4 will mark each subsequent adhan during the day with a short 20-second trail that will remind viewers of the approaching prayer time and direct them to the website.
Ralph Lee, Channel 4 Head of Factual, said: "The calls to prayer prompt Muslims to carry out quiet moments of worship, but hopefully they'll also make other viewers sit-up and notice that this event is taking place."
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(IT/JP)