Category Archives: Muslim Media

Aug16

ISNA ENCOURAGES JOURNALISTS

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Dr.Elsanousi in his Washington DC Office

Dr.Elsanousi in his Washington DC Office

By Hamza Kyeyune

Washington DC
hamza.kyeyune@gmail.com
Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Director of Community Outreach Dr. Mohamed Elsanousi urged Journalists to become vigilant in their reporting and bring renewed awareness of challenges affecting Muslims around the world.

Speaking to the Secretary General of Pan African Muslim Journalists Association (PAMOJA) at ISNA offices in Washington DC, Dr. Elsanousi said that ISNA is concerned about challenges facing Muslims in the United States, Uganda where PAMOJA has its headquarters and around the world in general, and urged journalists to represent these communities through responsible reporting.

He said that ISNA was founded by Muslims in North America for the purpose of establishing an open, pluralistic platform for presenting Islam and supporting Muslim communities among other things, and basing on that principle, ISNA is paying close attention towards representing the voices of diverse Muslim communities with in the US and the world over.

To achieve this goal, Dr. Elsanousi said that ISNA needs partnership both in the US and world over. He extended his gratitude to the mufti of Uganda His Eminence sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje whom he visited in Uganda last year in 2011 and identified him as a strong partner in achieving this goal. He added that ISNA is working with other Muslim leaders worldwide to develop a common platform based on Islamic standards to represent the religious freedoms of Muslims around the world.

Since its inception, ISNA has achieved a lot most significantly is its annual Convention, which is a meeting place of people and ideas. This year’s ISNA convention is scheduled for August 31 – September 3, under a theme “One Nation under God, Striving for the Common Good”, Dr. Elsanousi added.

Dec18

Combating Negative Stereotypical Images That Are Exchanged Between Components Of Islamic Ummah via Artistic and Cultural Products and Media Messages

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ISESCO  SPONSORED SEMINAR ORGANISED BY ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY IN UGANDA

October 2009

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The events of September 11, 2001 and what followed emphasised the need for better understanding between people in Muslim societies and those in non Muslim societies. Between Muslims and non-Muslims. Stereotypes and prejudices seem to have become more dominant in both directions. They are visible in political discourse, in the media and in education. They have become a hindrance to dialogue and cooperation all over the world, including Uganda.

 

In order to stop these stereotypes from taking root and spreading, it is necessary to develop practical strategies and instruments that take into account the variety of geographical and historical context.

 

This workshop is a step in this direction. It is hoped that at the end of this session, an understanding of the cultural specificities will be achieved and strategies to combat the negative consequences of stereotype shall be developed and agreed. One of the aims of this workshop is to address the current problems of stereotypes and mutual prejudices. This workshop focuses on the role of the Media and Civil Society.

 

Definition of terms

Muslim: Follower of the Islamic Faith. One who submits completely to the will of Allah.

 

Ummah: the Nation of Islam. Muslims regard themselves as members of one nation irrespective of which geographical or political location they live.

 

PREJUDICES AND STEREOTYPES

We all use stereotypes. They help us classify and identify people based on criteria such as religion, gender, and ethnicity. It is a process of categorisation which has always existed and will always exist because it makes our lives easier.

 

Stereotypes are common in thought. They are short cuts and real timesavers: everybody knows right away what we are talking about, and therefore stereotypes are used all the time, especially in the media.

 

The problem with stereotypes is when we begin using them to give negative characteristics to other groups and treat individual members of these groups according to those characteristics. The lack of critical thought and the lack of knowledge favours an unconscious acceptance of the ‘truth’ employed in stereotypes. It is when we don’t know or when we have little information about another group that we accept a stereotype as a real image and start applying this half truth or indeed un truth to the whole group.

 

Stereotypes are so powerful because they are simple, easily recognisable and enjoy the acceptance of the community in general. But they also discriminate and feed racism and xenophobia.  They are essential but in a global world we have to understand how they emerge, how they function and why insufficient information favour negative stereotypes.

 

What is amusing in one society might be offensive in another. Stereotypes are very convenient when it comes to organising our surroundings in a safe world that belongs to “us” and a disturbing outside world inhabited by “them”.

 

For a long time, even long before September 11, mass media have produced images of Muslims and Islam as something to be justifiably afraid of. The Muslim Media, especially in the Muslim world has also perpetrated negative stereotypes bout the West. It is worth noting that it is not so much the individual westerner who is stereotyped but Western Culture and Society. In Muslim media, the discourse the West is often synonymous with moral deficiency, cultural incompatibility and religious animosity toward Islam.

The Muslim media users are frequently presented with a self-image as the innocent and defenceless victims against an aggressive West.

 

As a result of this misrepresentation of the West, both as power holders and societies in the Muslim media, the Western democracy model ends up working against the democratisation effort of the Muslim Societies.

 

Role of the Media:

There are broadly three positions on this issue.

 

  • The role of the media is to report, to provide analysis and to defend the right to do so. If it either reduces or promotes prejudice, so be it.

 

  • The media have a responsibility, and in fact a duty, to reflect and promote a set of core values of tolerance and mutual understanding

 

  • The role of the media is not only to report what people do and say, but also to consistently question received wisdom and particularly the wisdom of those in power

 

In 2005, the UN secretary General launched an initiative-Alliance of Civilisations- to address the widening gap between Muslim and Western societies by examining five core areas of society:

 

  • Education
  • Immigration integration
  • Media
  • Youth
  • Political context

 

In the media filed, researchers have identified how the media in both the Islamic world and West contribute to misinformation, stirred up feelings, and alienation. Although there are different structures in different places, the outcome is the same.

 

The media cannot tell the citizens what to think. But they tell them what to think about- they set the agenda and understanding by the ideas they plant, the pictures they sketch, and the opinions they offer.

 

The Western media like to see themselves as independent, dedicated to democracy, and socially responsible, but in reality, profit drives producers to present superficial information and repeat stereotypes.

 

The news model in the Islamic world is more multifaceted. In some places the media are heavily censored and viewed through filters of national or Islamic identity. In other Muslim states, government control is easing and there is anew diversity in media outlets.

 

There are extensive opportunities to overcome the media’s shortcomings in both cultures by increasing journalists’ professional skills and cultural sensitivity in avoiding stereotypes, by increasing media diversity, by instilling leadership within the media industry, and by supporting educational-entertainment media, which offer a global perspective.

 

The emergence of new media such as the internet has made it more difficult to isolate people in the Muslim world. But it has also fostered more prejudices. The internet has created an open and uncontrolled space for information where stereotypes are being used to shape the enemy.

 

The aim of the UN Alliance of Civilisations is not legislation but awareness and consciousness. But will this new awareness hold when war breaks out and the media come under pressure from both editors and governments?

The media ought to work on a self regulation regime, so that their freedom is ensured more by their conscious actions than by articles of legislation.

 

In the Western media, Islam is hardly ever covered as a religion, but is something which has to do with politics, fundamentalism, or terrorism.

The Muslim media, on the other hand focuses on love conspiracies and   see the western world as a sex fixated people with no moral, uncivilised politics and double standards.

 

The only way out of this media misery on both sides is education in intercultural relations, an international code of ethics and dialogue on equal terms of respect.

 

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Nov28

9 THINGS U CAN DO FOR UMBS/ISLAM IN THE YEARS TO COME

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Assalamu Alaikum,

“I will lose weight this year”; “I will sort out my marriage problems and spend more time with the family”; “I will spend my money more carefully”; ” I will buy my mother a piece of land” –these are just some examples of the kind of resolutions many of us make at various time markers in our lives, most notably, at the beginning of a new year.

But for most Muslims, while the goals we set are usually praiseworthy, few, if any, are aimed at contributing to Islam on a community level. We might, for instance, aim to read more Islamic books or give more in charity. But many of us would not intend to teach at the local weekend Islamic school and share our knowledge or devote our time, not just our money, to a masjid building project. It is time to focus not just on our own personal development. We have to start considering what we can do for Islam in our community and for the Ummah in general.

Below are nine ideas that you can use or simply check out to jumpstart your own thinking and planning process when developing resolutions.


1. Become an unofficial/official Agent for Muslim Unity or UMBS where you live

Muslims need to come together to meet the challenges we face today. A common agenda has been there for several years but we remain divided. For Muslims, unity is not an option but an obligation. If the labor movement, women, and other minorities can organize on the basis of a federation/confederation model to address their common agenda successfully, why have we failed to do that? United we stand, divided we fall. Muslims must come together at the national level for a common Muslim agenda. I request that we all, individually, become agents of unity or Uganda Muslim Brothers & Sisters [UMBS] organisation wherever we are. Here is a list of things you can do:

Find out what your masjid is doing for Muslim unity;

Meet, call, and write to Muslim leaders you know and ask what they are doing to bring Muslims together;

Budget for funds and time you can donate for Muslim unity or to UMBS organisation;

Can you form a network of Muslims in your city who are willing to work for the national unity of Muslims?

Adopt a plan of action for something you can do individually;

Encourage your family members to each open up an email address purposely to join the UMBS forum or join it on facebook( which is very easy). A lot of people have willingly joined UMBS on facebook to learn about their religion and also interract with fellow Muslims.There are now over 6500 members on UMBS facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/groups/ugandamuslimbrotherssis/;

Donate anything that you think may help UMBS organisation to grow or have offices in different parts of the country;

Tactically bring the activities of UMBS in your friends conversations every now and then. This is called free PR.

2. Work with other faith groups

Remember all those nice people of other faiths who came forward to stand with Muslims after the backlash of 9/11 or during the period government arrested Muslims in pretext of crippling the ADF rebels in western Uganda? I love Uganda because of those people. There are millions of good people in Uganda who, despite all the propaganda against Islam, firmly believe that Islam is a religion of peace. Muslims need to work with them to build bridges of understanding in society. Could you do any of the following things?

Volunteer in soup kitchens or homeless shelters run by other faith groups;

Donate to a social justice program in your area;

Learn about their social services programs;

Invite them for Iddil celebrations;

Let their(non-Muslims) children visit your house and treat them with kindness and respect;
Invite their teenages to work in your house and help them to go back to school if you can afford it.

3. Develop writing and communication skills

Yes, it is a cliche to say that Muslims have too many doctors and engineers and not enough writers. But this needs to be said over and over again because it seems we have made little headway as an Ummah in this area. English is the lingua franca of the world, and unless Muslims develop their skills and talents in the field of writing and communicating in this language, we will continue to lose. There are more non-Muslims who have written about Islam and Muslims in Uganda than Muslims. We do not even have good books that can be given out on the issues of jihad, terrorism, underage marriages, Islam and politics, Shiriq and mental illness and women. Sign up for writing classes. Check out your local library or community center for free or low-cost classes and seminars. Read, read, and read. Send a letter to the editor of newspapers in Uganda, write editorials, and more. And if you want to submit your work for the web, please send it to UMBS administrator, Abbey Semuwemba, for publication on UMBS forum, blog or website Insha-Allah!

4. Take care of New Muslims

Takbeer, Allahu Akbar. That is how we welcome a new Muslim in our masjids. But what happens to these Muslims later on? One survey in USA determined that about 50 percent of new Muslims in Illinois and about 65 percent in the state of New York leave Islam within a few years. There are many reasons for this phenomenon, but if we do our duty of properly devoting our personal time and community resources, it will help stem the tide of conversions out of Islam. Help the suffering new muslims to get work or a roof over their heads. Tell them about the UMBS forum and organisation. Don’t be selfish because you somehow think you are not officially part of the organisation. Being a member of UMBS forum is enough to make anyone part of the UMBS organisation. So, let all members learn to help each other and help UMBS achieve its objectives.Don’t silently pray for its downfall.


5. Learn about conflict resolution

Remember the embarassing fights in the masjid or among the Muslim leaders in Uganda? Or, the wonderful active sister who wanted a Muganda man for husband but other UMBS members felt bad about it? What about the brother who was a great teacher at the Islamic university in Mbale until the administration decided to reduce his salary without informing him well in advance, and then he decided to write a damaging process evaluation about Dr. Ssengendo and IIIU? I personally never participated in this debate when it was presented on the forum but i sympathised with Dr. Ssengendo because running an organisation from scratch is not easy at all.

These are all cases where conflict resolution could have come in handy. There is a crying need for Muslims who can negotiate and mediate amongst Muslims. This is a skill every Muslim community needs to invest in. It is also a skill you should consider developing. You could do a degree in conflict resolution if you wish, but you do not have to go that far. You can attend seminars and/or one-day classes. Business schools may offer a course a few weeks long in conflict resolution. Consider mediating a group of people on UMBS forum that have failed to agree over a certain subject under discussion. Consider gaining and taking these skills to the masjid and to your local Islamic center.

6. Increase your time for the masjid

It is easy to drop shilling coins in a masjid donation box, but it is not so easy to devote a couple of hours every few weeks to da’wah to the masjid’s neighborhood. This is something i also find difficult because of what is going on in my life now but i admitedly feel bad about it. I have got such a busy schedule in my life such that i rarely find time to go to a mosque but i feel sad about it.

When was the last time your masjid had an open house? When were your non-Muslim friends invited to attend a party in the masjid? While everyone in masjids is ready to work on a masjid building or a school project, there are very few who are willing to spare time for neighborhood relationship or media communication. Many times, there is no one available to properly handle inquires left on the masjid’s answering machine or Imam’s mobile phone.

Time is our greatest resource, not money. Devote yours to causes that deserve it. Also remember that when you are giving time to the masjid, your inputs and ideas are also more likely to be considered by its administration.


7. Make your Muslim organizations more open to feedback and accountability

Have things been running the same way for years at your local Islamic center? Many, many masjids and Islamic centers lack management and organizational skills. They are run by an elite group of people who make all of the decisions without proper consultation with the community. They are also not held accountable for what they do or how the money coming into the masjid or organization is spent. This does not mean that everything they are doing is wrong. But there needs to be a more transparent and open system that will benefit all Muslims in the community, the male and the female, the young and the old, the immigrant and the Muslim born in Uganda. You can help start the process of change. This has to be done with plenty of wisdom and patience. But you and others will benefit from working to make your Islamic organizations more open and accountable to the community.

8. Adopt a Muslim issue which few pay attention to

This commitment does not have to be for a whole year. It can be only for three months if you like.Bring it on forum for debate using different ways inishallah. The aim is simply to develop a specialization in a specific area of need and benefit to Muslims. One of the best is the marginalisation of muslims in Uganda politics or public service. It is here, it is real, all of those involved in the issue are accessible, and you can see the results of your efforts more easily. But do not stop there. Write a list of muslims you think are fit for cabinet ministrial posts, ambassadors, PS, e.t.c, and then send it with their CVs to UMBS forum or Abbey Semuwemba for the authorities to take notice.

You can also choose other areas of the world and issues that Muslims have ignored or given sparse attention to lately: UMBS causes, environmental issues and domestic violence are all some examples.

9. Plan for Islam in your kids’ classroom and your workplace

Ramadan and Eid are no longer unknown to many non-Muslims in Uganda. They are now mentioned along with Christmas as media coverage of Ramadan this year in the Daily Monitor, Observer and Newvision indicates. That said, though, there would always be the new student, your child’s teacher next year, or a boss and the co-worker who need to know about our celebrations, as well as issues which concern us. One good project to work on is creating more awareness of Islam in schools and the workplace. There are still issues which cause misunderstanding and confusion. The hijab, prayer and Friday prayers are still issues of contention in a number of workplaces and schools.

Invite all to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching;
and consult with them in ways that are best and most gracious.
(Al Qur’an, 16:125)

Byebyo ebyange and Wassalam
–
Abbey Kibirige Semuwemba

Mar11

Hajji Juma Walusimbi explains how Musims were butchered during Obote 2 and how Paulo Muwanga prefered to see Muslims factions rather than unity

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Juma Walusimbi

Hajji Juma Walusimbi, the communication director of Bank of Uganda witnessed the signing of the Mecca Agreement that was aimed at uniting warring Muslim factions. Hamza Kyeyune, talked to Hajji Juma Walusimbi about the signing of the Mecca Agreement.

HAMZA: Tell us about your early life.
JUMA WALUSIMBI: I am Juma Yusuf Kigozi Walusimbi. I was born on Dec.12th-1950 to the late Hajj Juma Kigozi in Bajjo Bulemezi-Luwero. Hajj Juma Kigozi fathered 30 children. When my father passed on in 2008, I became the heir.
HAMZA:  Where did you go school!
JUMA WALUSIMBI: I went to Bombo for primary education and then joined Makerere College School for junior one class where I studied with my good friends like Hajj Abbey Mukwaya and Saida Bumba.We later went together to Makerere University where I graduated with a bachelor of economics majoring in accounting.
HAMZA: Do you have as many children as your father?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: Not really! I have five children; four of them have already graduated from university. My first born Ismael Sebaggala is an engineer living in Canada. His sister Rukia Namagembe Walusimbi also leaves in Canada, Hajara Nanteza Walusimbi is in Boston, Sarah Nakku Walusimbi and Shamim Nabaggala Walusimbi both leave in Malaysia.
HAMZA: The entire family is in the Diaspora! Is their mum also overseas?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: No, she stays here with me; she is the assistant commissioner for nurses at Mulago hospital.
HAMZA: When did you join Bank of Uganda?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: As soon as I graduated in 1974, started working with Bank of Uganda until 2010 when I retired as the longest serving civil servant. Bank of Uganda has had nine governors and I have been privileged to work with seven of them including: Onega Obel (1973-78) and Henry Muganwa Kajura (1978).
In 1979, there was vacuum due to the over throw of Iddi Amina. However Charles Kikonyogo stepped in as the acting Governor with Issa Lukwago as the acting deputy governor.
The other governors that followed are Gideon, Leo Kibirango, Dr. Sulaiman Kiggundu, Charles Kikonyogo and Emanuel Tumusiime Mutebire, the current governor.
HAMZA: You have been in banking since you left school. But records at UMSC show that you attended the Mecca meeting that resulted into the signing of the “Mecca agreement”. When did you start working with UMSC?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: I have never worked with UMSC as an employee. But as a Muslim who strongly identifies with my religion, I chose to contribute towards the wellbeing of my religion.
In 1972, while still a student at Makerere, I became a member of Uganda Muslim Students Association (UMSA). This association was responsible for bringing together Muslim students nation wide. While carrying out UMSC, I met with people like Sulaiman Kiggundu (RIP), Issa Lukwago, Sauda Mugerwa from Nabisunsa then, and many others.
So, in 1979 after the fall of Amin government, while Issa Lukwago was acting deputy governor BOU, Paul Muwanga from UNLF visited Prince Badru Kakungulu and suggested to him that since Amin had fallen, it was high time Muslims went back to their former factions that had been replaced by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council [UMSC].
Issa Lukwago, Badru Kasule (now in New Jersey), B. Kasozi and I suggested to the prince that we stay united under UMSC. Since then, I stayed in close touch with Muslim leadership but retained my job at BoU.
JUMA WALUSIMBI: In 1980, my friend Hajj Yunus Mpagi (RIP) brought me closer to Sheikh Qassim Mulumba. We became his very strong supporters because he stood for the Muslim cause. For example he stood to be counted in 1979 when he courageously presided over the burial of Killed in Mbarara.
HAMZA:  Those must be the Muslims that were butchered in Bushenyi. What about you and other Muslims that were serving in Amin government, weren’t you targeted?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: After the fall of Amin in 1979, every Muslim was targeted.People thought that all Muslims were operatives of government intelligence services. In fact our workmates used to tease us that we [Muslims] didn’t need any appointment to meet Amin. They would say all we needed was to enter state lodge without even knocking! But those were all exaggerations.
So many pictures of State Research agents of Amin’s intelligence services were published in the news papers, and we the Muslims, our workmates were eagerly waiting to see our pictures on the list of state agencies.However that never came to pass because I was not in any way connected to State Research. The Muslim situation worsened later in 1979 as several Muslims were butchered in different parts of the country but Bushenyi was hit most. May Muslims were butchered and relatives of the deceased were not allowed to bury their remains.
The world was silent, only President Omar Bashir of Sudan stood and strongly condemned the murder of innocent civilians in Uganda arguing that Muslims in Uganda are not second class citizens, they have equal rights as other citizens.
HAMZA: But you earlier said the Muslims were buried by Qassim Mulumba and that earned him your support.
JUMA WALUSIMBI: Yes, he did burry them but they spent over two months before they were buried. Qassim Mulumba stood at Wandegeya and mobilized Muslims to go to Bushenyi and burry their brothers after two months of their death.
In fact, Mulumba said that even if all other Muslims in the country feared to go with him, he would go alone to burry those Muslims. His courage attracted support from many Muslims, all those in hiding came out, those that had abandoned putting on Muslim caps started putting them on and Muslims gradually started re-gaining balance.
HAMZA: We shall to the events in Bushenyi later. So, let’s go back to Qassim Mulumba as the Mufti. The man you supported so much was challenged for exceeding his tenure in office leading to the installation of a parallel mufti. What exactly happened?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: Its true Qassim Mulumba was appointed as an interim Mufti for only Six months with the hope that after the six months, Muslims would be in position to elect a new leadership. However, at the close of six months, there was nothing to show that Muslims were prepared to elect new office bearers. Some of us who had witnessed Mulumba’s buoyancy supported him to continue as a mufti as we prepare ground for elections.  But this didn’t go down with a section of Muslims who decided to install Sheikh Obeid Kamulegeya as parallel Mufti.
HAMZA: Was the appointment of a parallel Mufti legally acceptable? Didn’t have a constitution to guide Muslims on what to do under such circumstances?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: Sheikh Mulumba had instituted a commission led by Dr. Sulaiman Kiggundu (RIP) to collect views from Muslims for the amendment of the UMSC constitution before elections of new office bearers take place.
The “Libyan Arab Holding Company” under the leadership of Isa Lukwago and Amama Mbabazi, the security minister worked closely with Dr. Kiggundu to gather Muslim views for the constitutional amendment. Unfortunately, those opposed to Sheikh Mulumba didn’t give him chance to complete this task.
HAMZA: Is that the reason why, Sheikh Mulumba resigned?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: You also have to know that Mulumba’s health was not good. He was diabetic, had high blood pressure and was naturally short tempered.  When Kamulegeya was elected Mufti, he mounted a lot of pressure on Mulumba, which deteriorated his health. He was admitted to Mulago hospital. He then decided to resign as Mufti on medical ground but he was forced to rescind his decision because of pressure from his supporters led by Sulaiman Mutumba.
HAMZA: Did this mark the journey to Mecca agreement?
JUMA WALUSIMBI: Yes. This marked the beginning of a long journey to Mecca agreement which I am blessed to have attended in person.
Watch out for part 3 and 4
Source: The Torch Newspaper
Mar3

A UMBS TV Idea from Brother Anisa and Ahmed Wetaka

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Digital equipment is the way to go. You will need media servers, and encoders etc.Getting an Audio Visual stream from channels such as Huda TV, Peace TV, KSA1 and 2,should not be a problem, as long as their signal can be down linked in Africa.and the necessary permissions have been given from their side, though from previous experience with all those channels, they are usually very compliant.

Perhaps you could have a percentage of local Ugandan content, and a percentage of International content? I could assist with all the role players who would be able to furnish you with costing for the channel.

Here are your options:

1) You could have a channel that would utilize pre-recorded material, which would be furnished to a Teleport for uplink. In this case, you would be sending the signal through to the Teleport via FTP, or physically supplying them with external hard-drives with the channel’s content.

Costs involved:

Satellite capacity on Distribution satellite

Playout charges for content from the Teleport/Server charges at Teleport

Downlink charges per Audio Visual Stream for switching of international feeds

2) You could have your own studios and uplink at your own broadcast premises in Uganda, in which you would run the channel independently….that is all content on air, is solely your responsibility, you may have an earth station erected at these premises, to up link onto a contribution satellite, so that a teleport can then receive the signal for distribution on your prime satellite.

Or alternately, Fiber the signal through to the Teleport for uplink-however the fiber infrastructure in Africa, has not been very established as yet, and in areas, where fiber is established, it may be quite expensive.

Costs Involved:

Once off investment for an Earth station (charges range on an estimate at apprx $ 50 000-$100 000, if you require a redundant set-up)

Investment in your own broadcast servers, equipment and encoders etc.

Satellite capacity on Distribution satellite

Satellite capacity on contribution satellite

Downlink charges per Audio Visual Stream for switching of international feeds

Satellite distribution and contribution capacity differs, depending on which satellite you choose to broadcast on. Some have a prime neighborhood and other not so.

If for example, you are targeting a large French speaking population, we will find you a prime satellite, which covers a large French speaking neighborhood, in order for you to get maximum exposure.

Option 1, may work out best for a start up channel, but could be a logistical nightmare if the content is not delivered to the Teleport on time.

Option 2 is a larger capital outlay, but this gives the channel margin to grow, for example, should you want to add on a 2nd channel, or radio station in future, your infrastructure, is already outlayed for the expansion.

Let me know how I could assist further.

In the meanwhile, our suppliers have completed an independent TV station for the Zambian Government; perhaps we could use the same set-up for your channel, so that you have a good idea for the costs involved?

The above mentioned, does not include any production equipment costs.

Regards,
Anisa
May10

Islamic TV in Uganda. is it Possible?

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Aslm Alkm

America has just about 5,000,000 Muslims and they have achieve this http://guideus.tv/
Watch the introductory Video on the Link http://guideus.tv/
I believe we are more than 8,000,000 Muslims in Uganda. Cant we also pull this off?
I await your opinions about this kind of project by the member of UMBS
Waiting……………………

Abdul Mbabazi