Will Provide Rare Opportunity for Viewers & Fans Worldwide to Call-In or Submit Questions Online Live
February 11, 2009 (London, UK) - Sami Yusuf, one of the world's best-selling Muslim pop superstars, will be interviewed live on Al Jazeera English's Riz Khan on 20:30 GMT Thursday, 12 February. Viewers worldwide will have the unique opportunity to call-in with questions to Mr. Yusuf, or take part in a live chat during the show by logging on to www.livestation.com/aje.
Mr. Yusuf writes and performs songs about life as a Muslim in the modern world and he will talk to Riz about his remarkable career and his future plans.
The interview with Sami Yusuf airs live on Thursday 12 February, at 20:30 GMT on Al Jazeera English's Riz Khan program (repeated on Friday 13 February at 00:30 GMT and 05:30 GMT). In addition to asking questions via Livestation.com, viewers can call in with their question on: + 1 202 775 2360 or they can send an SMS text to: + 44 7797 800 600.
Al Jazeera English is available in more than 100 countries and in nearly 140 million households worldwide, and was recently awarded "Best 24 Hour News Program" at the 48th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival. Al Jazeera English can also be viewed live for free at www.livestation.com/aje.
(Note for Editors: A transcript of the interview can be provided on Thursday upon request.)
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About Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English is the first English language world news channel to be headquartered in the Middle East. Launched in November 2006 Al Jazeera English is setting the global news agenda and acts as a bridge between cultures. With unique access as the channel of reference for Middle East events, and broadcast centres strategically placed around the world in Doha, Kuala Lumpur, London and Washington DC, Al Jazeera English is balancing the information flow from South to North, providing independent and impartial news for a global audience from a grass roots level, giving voice to different perspectives from under-reported regions around the world.
Al Jazeera English is available in over 100 countries an in over 130 million households worldwide, and was recently awarded "Best 24 Hour News Program" at the 48th Annual Monte Carlo Television Festival. The channel also recently received its first two International Emmy nominations in both news and current affairs, for its groundbreaking coverage of the military crackdown in Myanmar and for its Red Mosque coverage.
The Arabic language Al Jazeera Satellite Channel is well known for changing the face of news in the Middle East, bringing independent and free speaking current affairs television to the region for the first time.
Visit www.aljazeera.net/english for more details.
For media inquiries please contact:
Marc Smrikarov
Tel: +1-212-486-7070
Email: aljazeera_intl@brownlloydjames.com
© Press Release 2009
