The court said the ruling was based on a decision by Al-Azhar that ‘religious figures’ should not be depicted in any theatre, cinema or television work Egypt’s State Council Administrative Court has ...

Dubai, September 30, 2010 - "MBC Group" Chairman Sheikh Waleed Al Ibrahim announced the co-production of the largest historical TV drama to-date, featuring the Biography of the second Muslim Caliph ...

Hatem Ali, the director of the TV series “Omar,” which revolves around the life story of Islam’s second Caliph Omar ibn al-Khattab, said the controversy surrounding the series was no surprise to him.

The series “Omar” depicts the life of one of the close companions of the Prophet Mohammed. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief COLOGNE, Germany – A TV series depicting the life of one of Islam’s ...