Thursday, July 14, 2005

Biased Egyptian Television

This may be strange , I don't wear the Veil but I felt so angry and sad after this war that fortunately the National Egyptian Television had lost against the Veiled TV presenters , for years since the first TV presenter in the beginning of the 90s ,I guess she was Camilla El-Araby wore the veil and there was a hidden or even declared war on any TV presenter wears the veil
Despite the fact that Egypt is Islamic country and Islam is the religion of the State according to the Egyptian constitution chapter No. 2 and Despite the fact that 75% of the women in Egypt wore veils in the different social classes yet it was prohibited on the Egyptian national Television owned by the Government that any veiled woman appears on its Screen !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As far as I remember only one TV presenter continued presenting for a while with Veil who was Kariman Hamaz who was presenting religious programs then she moved to Iqra 'the famous specialized Islamic religious satellite Channel with a group of talented veiled TV presenters from Egyptian TV
Now if you are from Egypt you would know from news that the Supreme Court made a historical rule -verdict that the Veiled TV presenters should continue presenting their programs normally as there is nothing against this in the laws and rules !!!!!!!
The Case was raised by a group of TV presenters from Channel 5 'Alexandria' who for two years were semi suspended from their work despite that the rest of channels gave its veiled women either administration jobs or narrator job ,off the cadre jobs as they say !!
Now according to the supreme Courts they will come to the cadre again
Here is my point why they were suspended from their work as long as they are talented and their work contract doesn't say what they should wear from the beginning !!!!!!!!
The national television is a mirror of the society ,it represents it so why there is separation between the society and this establishment?
I am saying that all TV presenters should be veiled more than they have the right to work in TV as presenters
People in the Faculty of Mass Communication , there is a hidden code says 'if you are veiled don't come near to the TV Go for the radio as no one can see you there!!!"
Another point here I noticed ,where are the Christian TV presenters ,as far as I remember there was an old Christian TV presenter Called Janet Farrag and even she used to present a short program called ' 5 minutes terrorism ' ,very few or even no Christian TV presenter whether man or woman
The reason for not accepting veiled ladies on screen is that they can be used as political tool !!!
I don't know but 75% of Egyptian women are wearing it
what about the Christians TV presenters ???!!!
to All Egyptians I will make a poll whether you feel there are bias or not in the Egyptian TV towards veiled and Christian TV presenters
please say what do you think

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