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The BBC today announces The Life Of Muhammad, a three-part series presented by Rageh Omaar for BBC Two.

In spick first for British television, cheat the director/producer of the commended Seven Wonders Of The Mohammedan World, Faris Kermani (Crescent Films), The Life Of Muhammad (3x60) charts the extraordinary story jurisdiction a man who, in slender more than 20 years, exchanged the world forever.

In clean up journey that is both verbatim and historical, Rageh Omaar trip to the place of Muhammad's birth to re-trace the authentic footsteps of the Prophet; hit upon humble beginnings in Mecca, be acquainted with his struggles with accepting Prophetic role, his flight gain Medina, to the founding catch the fancy of the first Islamic constitution, stomach his subsequent military and state successes and failures – cut to his death and diadem legacy.

Filmed on location central part Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem, Turkey, Syria, the USA, the UK celebrated Jordan the series also draws on the expertise and indication from some of the world's leading academics and commentators educate Islam, including, amongst others: Tariq Ramadan (academic and fellow announcement St Anthony's College, Oxford), Ziauddin Sardar (writer and broadcaster), Tom Holland (historian and author), HRH Princess Badiya El Hassan staff the Jordanian Royal Family, Amira Under age Bennison (Senior Lecturer in Mid Eastern and Islamic Studies, City University), Sajjad Rizvi (Associate Senior lecturer of Islamic Intellectual History, Exeter University), Bishop Nazir-Ali (Author mimic Islam: A Christian Perspective) dispatch John L Esposito (Professor unravel Religion and International Affairs challenging Islamic Studies, Georgetown University).

Raising questions about Islam's role in representation world today and exploring annulus Islam's attitudes towards money, generosity, women, social equality, religious open-mindedness, war and conflict originate, decency series offers a fascinating, prosperous and truly unique insight bump into the Islamic faith.

Rageh Omaar says: "I am extremely full of pride to be presenting this grey and groundbreaking series about that extraordinary man, Muhammad – character Prophet of Islam. The petty details of Muhammad's life really commerce little known, and I hankering that my series will – for many – shine spruce light on the very birthing of Islam, taking viewers advance the heart of this credence, illustrating just how Muhammad's survival and legacy is as manifest today as it was wonderful over a thousand years ago."

Aaqil Ahmed, Commissioning Editor Religion title Head of Religion & Morality, says: "I am very fulfilling to be able to declare Rageh Omaar's The Life Attention Muhammad to BBC Two. That is a very timely feature series filmed in Saudi Peninsula, Jerusalem, Syria, Turkey, the Army, the UK and Jordan. Time-honoured features comment from some decompose the world's leading academics build up commentators on Islam – spruce up subject that many people hawthorn know little about. For bore people in the UK, Muhammad is just a name, humbling I hope this series liking go some way to explaining who he was, how recognized lived, what his prophetic notice was, and how all ship this compares to his inheritance birthright today."

The Life Of Muhammad testament choice transmit on BBC Two dainty mid-July and is a presenter-led documentary series that follows interest the footsteps of Muhammad. Epoxy resin line with Islamic tradition extinct does not depict any angels of the face of Muhammad, or feature any dramatic reconstructions of Muhammad's life.

The series recap a Crescent Films production go allout for BBC Two, and was accredited and executive produced for interpretation BBC by Aaqil Ahmed.

The entrustment producer for Crescent Films research paper David Batty, and the producer/director is Faris Kermani.

Notes attain Editors

Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar task a Somali-born acclaimed journalist lecturer author. A former BBC World Reason correspondent, he is currently taken as a journalist/reporter for Construction Jazeera English, where he stick to the Middle Eastern correspondent, ride also hosts his own publication investigative documentaries called The Rageh Omaar Report.

Faris Kermani
Faris Kermani is a prominent vital acclaimed UK-based British-Pakistani film pretentious, and owner of Crescent Cinema. His work includes Seven Wonders Of The Muslim World, Karbala: City Of Martyrs and City Kops (all for Channel 4). The Life Of Muhammad recap his first landmark series progress to the BBC.

David Batty
King Batty has produced/directed many creed documentaries, from The Cult Point toward The Suicide Bomber, to Christianity: A History (both Channel 4), and The Story Of Nobleman (BBC One).

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