ABSTRACT
This chapter illustrates that state satellite channels and privately owned ones may choose to broadcast Friday khutba. It suggests an analytical approach to the study of mediated khutba through satellite TV, which takes into account the programmes relationship with local and international audiences. Three aspects that influence this relationship, and hence the space being offered to audiences, will be of particular interest. First, the khutba is broadcast as a programme in itself by most Arab state and some private channels, in competition with other media such as YouTube and Facebook. Second, television production adds a particular visual aspect and meaning to the khutba by delivering the event in a certain manner. Third, the content of the khutba positions the audiences in specific ways and thus creates a particular space. State satellite channels and privately owned ones may choose to broadcast Friday khutba. The khutba contained two parts: worship and promoting the nation.
