IslamOnline noted that
Iqraa TV was the first
Islamic channel created, followed by others such as
Al-Fajr TV and
Al-Manar. However, Al-Resalah had "taken things a step further, pushing forth into the wider realm of entertainment media". Al-Suwaidan too speaks of a nascent revival that has started not only in Muslim countries, but also within Muslim minorities, and that Al-Resalah hopes to contribute to. In February 2008 al-Suwaidan explained that Al-Resalah began with a wide range of programmes, but in the end concentrated on religious features, aiming to be within the top ten by
Ramadan 2008. He claimed that after only one and a half years, Al-Resalah ranks at 18 out of 400 Arab satellite channels and at number one among religious channels outside of Saudi Arabia. The
target audience is Arab, young and female: according to al-Suwaidan, 70% of the viewers are women (60% according to Abu Haiba
MEMRI, a nonprofit press monitoring and analysis organization with headquarters in Washington, DC, has accused Al-Resalah of airing anti-Western,
anti-Semitic, and pro-al-Qaeda content. == References ==