By Sara Nabila Harris, Heba Hashem, Sarah Gibbons, Stephenie Overman
Muslim broadcasters and content producers are growing fast across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East, churning out an increasinly diverse amount of programing, including both local content as well as programing that appeals to international audiences.
Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, London and Washington D.C.: Media content focused on Muslim cultural and religious interests is expanding across national borders and production companies are developing an increasingly comprehensive ecosystem of programming delivered on variety of platforms
The opening of the Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) bureau of the Annahar Al Arabi digital news platform in January 2022 is one example of such cross-border growth, highlighting an appetite for regionally-relevant content in the Gulf region. This new office is expected to enhance the regional reach of the Lebanon-based media corporation, which offers diverse content covering political, economic, and social issues of interest to Arab audiences.
