Saudi Arabia’s Ideas Arabia company is to launch a satellite TV channel dedicated to Arab and Muslim women. As reported by Arab News the channel will highlight Saudi women’s capabilities and achievements. Speaking at a launch event, board chairman of the channel Abdullah Al Nazawi said: “The objective of the channel is to focus on the skills, traditions, culture, education, […]
Saudi Arabia’s Ideas Arabia company is to launch a satellite TV channel dedicated to Arab and Muslim women.
As reported by Arab News the channel will highlight Saudi women’s capabilities and achievements.
Speaking at a launch event, board chairman of the channel Abdullah Al Nazawi said: “The objective of the channel is to focus on the skills, traditions, culture, education, Islamic thought and problems facing Arab women in general, and Saudi women in particular. The channel will fully conform to Islamic law and will help raise awareness levels among women.
“We are fully confident that this TV channel will help our women in polishing their lives and understanding modern terms. Women are part of our society and lives and we can’t ignore them and their needs,” he added.
The programming will give voice tothe modern woman’s aspirations and goals. The areas covered by the channel will include covering technology, politics, culture, science, education, psychology and medicine.
The channel’s launch event was attended by Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja and Riyaz bin Kamal, President of the General Authority to regulate audiovisual media.
