CHECHNYA TO CLOSE TV STATIONS THAT DON’T BROADCAST ENOUGH ISLAMIC VALUES
January 11th 2008 02:38
Chechnya’s president has threatened to shut down local television companies that fail to allocate enough time to the explanation of basic Islamic values, the presidential website said this week.
An RIA Novosti report via Media Network said that Ramzan Kadyrov, 31, urged administration leaders and top television managers to devote more airtime to spiritual and patriotic programs that would keep youngsters away from the hard-line Islamic Wahhabi and other extremist movements.
“As the head of the republic, I guarantee the necessary financial and technical support in this issue… Today, as never before, we must pay attention to the moral and ethical education of the youth,” said Kadyrov, a former separatist whose private army has been accused by human rights groups of kidnapping and extortion.
He said, “Some channels run unedited music shows or Western films nearly around the clock. And very few companies show programs about their homeland, the history of the republic or Islamic sermons.”
Kadyrov called for the restoration of the culture and traditions of Chechnya. “We must be patriotic about our homeland and the media must directly help us develop the culture of our people,” he said.
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