On 17 March 2025, the Daily Mail reported that the UK-based Islam Channel was facing an Ofcom investigation for allegedly inciting extremism and breaching impartiality rules. The article begins:
A UK-based Muslim TV channel is facing an Ofcom investigation after it was accused of inciting extremism and breaching rules on impartiality. The free-to-air Islam Channel, which operates out of London, is facing claims they have praised violent Islamist movements, encouraged hostility against the West and portrayed terrorism with sympathy. In complaints submitted to the broadcasting regulator, the channel has also been accused of comparing Israel to the Nazi regime, giving airtime to extremists and broadcasting misinformation. It has also been said to have, on multiple occasions, praised the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, which saw around 1,200 people killed. The channel, which was founded in 2004 by Tunisian activist Mohamed Ali Harrath, has roughly two million daily viewers and is said to be watched by 60 percent of British Muslims. And they could be penalised if Ofcom finds them to have breached their broadcasting code…
Key Points:
- Islam Channel faces an Ofcom investigation for allegedly inciting extremism and breaching impartiality rules.
- Complaints accuse the channel of glorifying terrorist movements and broadcasting anti-Western content.
- The channel is said to have praised the Hamas attacks of October 2023, causing 1,200 deaths.
- Islam Channel’s founder, Mohamed Ali Harrath, has a controversial past, including accusations of terrorist ties.