Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy
Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy (Arabic: العوضي محمد بن هاشم) is a Qatari businessman and the owner of Rabea TV, Al-Awadhy’s son, Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy, was the coordinator of an Islamic fundraising campaign and was killed while fighting with ISIS in Syria. Al-Awadhy currently resides in Doha, Qatar.
Rabea TV
Rabea TV is a Muslim Brotherhood opposition TV network launched in 2013 in response to the coup that led to the removal of former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi from office.[1] Hashim bin Mohammed al-Awadhy is the owner of the network.[1] The network’s name refers to a 2013 raid of Muslim Brotherhood supporters during a sit-in in Rabaa al-Adawiya Square and is a common reference to support for the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
Although Rabea TV is broadcast from Istanbul, Turkey, the network targets Egyptian viewers through its content and focus on Egyptian news.[2]
Controversy
Rabea TV is considered to promote the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. However, Turkish officials have denied the existence of any Muslim Brotherhood affiliate TV networks broadcast from Turkey.[3]
Rabea TV has also featured cleric Salama Abd al-Qawi who encouraged the assassination of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.[4] Rabea TV’s programs have also featured threats to Egyptian police officers, soldiers, and Westerners in attendance of an economic conference in Cairo.[5]
Tourism Peace Magazine
Hashim al-Awadhy is the general supervisor of the Tourism Peace magazine.[6] In 2015, al-Awadhy reportedly met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to discuss opportunities related to tourism cooperation.[6] Pictures of the meeting emerged on social media.[7]
Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy
Hashim al-Awadhy’s son, Mohammed al-Awadhy, was a point of contact for the Wa Atasemo for the Relief of our People in Syria Islamic fundraising campaign.[8] Mohammed al-Awadhy’s name and phone number are listed on the campaign’s pictures. On Wa Atasemo’s Twitter account, the campaign is followed by supporters of ISIS and other Islamist groups.[8]
Mohammed al-Awadhy’s death was first reported in February 2014.[9] According to the Violations Documentation Center in Syria, Al-Awadhy was found dead in the Idlib Governorate between the towns of Binnish and Taftanaz.[9] Following his death, Mohammed al-Awadhy was described as belonging to the "convoy of martyrs" by ISIS-supporters.
References
- ^ a b "تحت رعاية أردوغان.. هذه القنوات تهاجم مصر". Dotmsr.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "Rabia TV | قناة رابعة الفضائية". Sat-address.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ By gmbwatch (2015-02-12). "Turkey Denies Muslim Brotherhood TV Channels Being Broadcast From Turkey". Globalmbwatch.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ Hawkins, John (2015-12-12). "The Muslim Brotherhood Calls For "A Long, Uncompromising Jihad" In Egypt After Meeting With US State Department | John Hawkins' Right Wing News". Rightwingnews.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ www.memri.org. "Muslim Brotherhood Operatives in Turkey Call For Killing Egyptian Officials, Threaten Egypt; Turkish MP: Turkey Shelters 'Many MB And Hamas Members'". Memri.org. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ a b الأربعاء 25-02-2015 الساعة 06:26 م (2015-02-25). "الشرق - قبرص التركية ترحب بالإستثمارات القطرية". Al-sharq.com. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
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- ^ a b "حملة وَاعْتَصِمُواْ (@waatasemo)". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ a b مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا (2015-02-22). "مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا". Vdc-sy.info. Retrieved 2016-10-05.