Radiowave Man Introduces His Freak'uencies
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Read more → community, radio shows, the radiowave, uk In the name of God, entirely Compassionate, especially Merciful | Peace be with you
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakhatuh! =)
I pray you’re all in the best of health and imaan as always.
Wow, I’ve got my own page on MUSLIMNESS! Okay I think I should stop with all the smilies now if you know me! Oh, and this is my first post on MUSLIMNESS! (calm down Rehman, ahem).
About The Radiowave
On MUSLIMNESS I’ll be discussing about my exclusive shows on the radio, life at university as well as the English experiences I may have in Muslimness land - in the United Kingdom. Sound interesting much? Yeah? Well read on to find out more people!
Muslims in Radio
To start off with, you may want to know how I got into radio in the first place. It was early 2007 and I had been attending college for a few months. I wanted to do something extra in my spare time and due to being a fairly quiet person (like, ultra quiet), which had affected my confidence during my high school years, I wanted to change my ways and become more confident. At the same time I wanted to put something back into the community as I had reached an age where I was doing nothing progressive apart from college, I wanted to do something that would benefit people. Cure mad diseases or something.
However, I remembered that Crescent Radio in Rochdale had been broadcasting full time since September ’06 and I thought it was a great platform to present on there, as my ex classmates had done in the early days. Confidence was an issue but I gave it a go and after shadowing a few presenters I got my big break in April 2007 and have not looked back since!
Let’s give you an update on the shows that I currently do then:
For Wednesday’s Drive which I present from 3-6pm, the Rochdale police department will be joining me fortnightly from 5pm to discuss issues in the community ranging from drugs to burglary - very exciting! As it is an open forum this means that it is YOU who has the chance to shape the interview by asking (or badgering) the police directly on the phones, texts or emails!
Every Friday you can join me and others on the Youth Show from 7-9pm where we will be discussing issues affecting the youth in Rochdale. Recently we have discussed eating disorders, Islam and politics and we even had a 3-part special on marriage early on in the summer.
The Light Upon Light show every Saturdays from 3-6pm is my long-standing programme, it is now into its third year, wow, Masha’Allah! Yeah so many things will be happening on the show insha’Allah in weeks to come. The return of Anwar al Awlaki’s Al Akhira series is one to savour as well as the regular Qur’an segment with Shiekh Abdullah Basfur. I’ll also have more of our Islamic dictionary and the usual riddles that I provide. As well as that I’ll be discussing more topics so watch this space!
So that’s it from me at the moment. Just thought I’d give you a sneak preview as to what to expect from me in the coming posts Insha’Allah.
If you want to contact me for any of my shows or for feedback then post a comment underneath or drop me an email on rehman@crescentradio.net.
Our radio station is: www.crescentradio.net
Allah bless you and remember the crescent radio team in your duas. Take care.
Wa alaikum us salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakhatuh.
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