Former 2Pac protégé Napoleon launching Muslim-based TV show
Mutah Beale, who shot to fame as a member of the “Outlawz” formed by hip hop legend Tupac Shakur, is set to launch Napoleon TV on Dec. 1 to introduce people to the “true” Islam and counter what he terms “media lies about Islam.”
Napoleon & Tupac
Islam is backward, breeds terrorists and suppresses women, these are just some of the lies the media promotes about Islam, says American rapper and convert to Islam Beale, who is set to launch a TV show next month to counter the negative stereotypes about Muslims.
Napoleon, who was a member of 2Pac’s rap group The Outlawz, converted to Muslim after leaving the group in 2002. He changed his name to Mutah Beale and began reaching out to youth by warning them against the dangers associated with hip hop culture.
Mutah Beale, center, talks about the dangers of life in the streets
“It seems like here in America the media is attacking Islam in every way possible, so I decided to use the media to give people an understanding about the true religion of Islam, which is whole and peaceful” Beale told Al Arabiya, the leading news channel in the Arab world.
Napoleon TV, named after Beale’s rap alias, will be launched in Britain on cable network Sky’s Up & Coming channel where Beale will present his audience an eclectic mix of segments from introducing top celebrities to Islam to explaining verses of the Quran.
Napoleon TV will launch in Britain on the cable network SKY’s Up & Coming channel.
The show, which will reach people in Europe and North Africa, will also give Muslims in the West unprecedented access to scholars in the Middle East with a segment on fatwas, or religious edicts, where people can call in and seek advice from accredited scholars in English, a feature Beale says will help Western Muslims in need of guidance on religious matters.
Beale will also use the channel, which brands itself as a “platform for up and coming TV channels, to air his documentary, “Life of an Outlaw,” which is currently in the works and will be produced by Hollywood actor and comedian Mike Epps.
Mike Epps is producing Napoleon's Documentary
Napoleon also plans to air a reality show on the channel called Napoleon: The Real Me. The show will give viewers an inside look into his daily life.
When asked what makes his life so interesting, Beale answered:”I want people to see that being a Muslim is a part of everyday life, which could be me taking my sons to a soccer game or me in a business meeting.”
“People will get to see me going about my business while always striving to get closer to Allah.”
The audience will also get a look at exclusive footage of Beale in the African nation of Gambia where he is currently working on opening an orphanage with U.K.-based charity Muslim Global Relief.
“I was an orphan and this is something I want to do because it is close to my heart,” Beale said, adding “I will not be making a single penny out of this all money raised will go towards helping orphaned children.”
Napoleon TV will be premiere on December 1 and air daily from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.
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