Skip to content

MRN

The aspiration of the Media Review Network is to dispel the myths and stereotypes about Islam and Muslims and to foster bridges of understanding among the diverse people of our country. The Media Review Network believes that Muslim perspectives on issues impacting on South Africans are a prerequisite to a better appreciation of Islam.

Whats new under the quartets sun?

  • by

By Dr. Ahmed Yousef

(source: Union Emirates newspaper)

A lot of attention was given in the media to the recent statement by the Quartet which condemned Israel’s illegal settlement activities. Not so much time was given to a serious analysis of this and previous Quarter statements to evaluate what the latest actually means. Interpretations poured in of what effects this "unprecedented" statement might have inside Israel. Some analysts believed that this would have a negative effect on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s position, as if we had not experienced a similar situation during his first term of office in 1996.

The Quartet was formed after the George W Bush administration proposed the "road map" towards peace in 2002; it reflected Bush’s success in making the world powers accept his view of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Representatives from the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations make up the Quartet, whose "peace envoy" is Britain’s Tony Blair, who many anti-war activists and lawyers believe should be indicted for war crimes. The group’s record shows no real achievements, which raises doubts about its role and performance.

Read More »Whats new under the quartets sun?

Urgent press alert

  • by
PRESS CONFERENCE: Mon, 29th April 2010 – 4pm, Cii Offices
Addressed by Muhammed Ali Harath, CEO Islam Channel (UK)

The Media Review Network (MRN) is pleased to announce that the CEO of Islam Channel (UK), Muhammed Ali Harath appeared  in the  Kempton Park Magistrates Court this morning  (29th March 2010)   and has been discharged.

The withdrawal of all charges against Mr. Harath vindicates the MRN’s position that he has been innocent of so-called “terror charges”.

M.A.Harath, who hails from Tunisia and is resident in the UK where he heads this important media platform is a respected and well known Muslim personality. On January 24th 2010, on a flight from the UK, he was detained at the O. R. Tambo International Airport, in what appears to now be under mysterious circumstances.

Having spent two days in detention, his legal team secured his release, which required him to make a routine appearance in court. This was done this morning (29.3.10) with a successful acquittal of all charges.

The questions that arise from the strange circumstances of his arrest must be addressed by the relevant authorities in South Africa. We therefore call upon them to establish the role of foreign agents interfering in the security obligations of a sovereign country.

Iqbal Jassat                                   
Chairman,                                     
Media Review Network
Cell: 083 594 3749
E-mail: mrn_ij@telkomsa.net

Channel Islam International (Cii)
53 Crownwood Road
Crownwood  Centre, Ormonde
Johannesburg,South Africa
011 494 7000
info@ciinetwork.net

Read More »Urgent press alert

Harrath charges dropped

  • by

(source: VOC/SAPA)

The CEO of Islam Channel in the United Kingdom who was arrested at OR Tambo Airport in January on alleged terror charges walked out of the Kempton Park Magistrates Court a free man on Monday after all charges against him were dropped. According to the Media Review Network (MRN), Tunisian-born Muhammad Ali Harrath returned to South Africa to appear in court on Monday morning and the fact that all charges against him was withdrawn serves as a vindication of the fact that he had been innocent of all so-called "terror charges".

Harrath has been residing in the UK for the last few years where he heads Islam Channel which broadcasts on DSTV. According to the MRN, he has gained a great deal of respect as a well-known Muslim personality. On January 24 upon arriving in SA for a business visit on a flight from the UK, he was detained at the OR Tambo International Airport under mysterious circumstances.

Read More »Harrath charges dropped