THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR MUSLIM SCHOLARS AND INTELLECTUALS AT MAKKAH-BASED MUSLIM WORLD LEAGUE (MWL) HAS DEPLORED THE PROGRAMS OF MAGIC AND JUGGLERY, AND SAID SUCH PROGRAMS, TELECAST BY CERTAIN CHANNELS, ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED BY ISLAM. NOTING THAT SUCH PROGRAMS HAVE AN ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE MUSLIMS, THE FORUM URGED JEDDAH-BASED ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) AND THE ARAB LEAGUE TO WORK FOR THE PREVENTION OF TRANSMITTING SUCH PROGRAMS BY THE ARAB SATELLITES (ARABSAT AND NILESAT). THE STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE FORUM SAID SUCH PROGRAMS WOULD UNDERMINE THE BELIEFS OF THE MUSLIMS. WARNING AGAINST THE CHANNELS OF MAGIC AND JUGGLERY, THE STATEMENT URGED IMAMS OF MOSQUES AND ISLAMIC CALLERS TO LAUNCH AWARENESS PROGRAMS AGAINST THESE CHANNELS. IT ALSO URGED THE MINISTRIES OF INFORMATION TO WITHDRAW LICENSES FROM THE CHANNELS WHICH TELECAST THESE PROHIBITED PROGRAMS.
