OnePath Network is an Australian
Islamic-themed original content
video production studio
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and media outlet based in
Sydney, Australia
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. It was established in 2014 as a
not-for-profit organization and
da‘wah
Dawah ( ar, دعوة, lit=invitation, ) is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. The plural is ''da‘wāt'' (دَعْوات) or ''da‘awāt'' (دَعَوات).
Etymology
The English term ''Dawah'' derives from the Arabic ...
media network. It publishes videos, articles, news, and interviews, and produced the short film
Last Chance.
History
OnePath network was founded in March 2014 in Sydney as a non-profit by Malaz Majanni as a
da‘wah
Dawah ( ar, دعوة, lit=invitation, ) is the act of inviting or calling people to embrace Islam. The plural is ''da‘wāt'' (دَعْوات) or ''da‘awāt'' (دَعَوات).
Etymology
The English term ''Dawah'' derives from the Arabic ...
initiative; the goal was to create "values based" video content to counter negative views of Islam and Muslims and to generate news, documentaries, and commentary from a Muslim perspective.
[ The network was started with $1M in donations from the Muslim community, and sought to grow by selling advertising aimed at young Muslims.][ It aimed to distribute its content through its website and apps, ]YouTube
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, Facebook
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, and occasionally in other outlets like movie theaters.Ibrahim Abu Mohamed
Ibrahim Abu Mohamed (alternative spelling, Ibrahim Abu Mohammed) is an Egyptian-born and educated Sunni Islamic scholar and Grand Mufti of Australia from September 2011 to March 2018. He became Grand Mufti again after Afifi's death.
Personal ...
, the Grand Mufti of Australia
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, and in April 2015 Irfan Yusuf endorsed the network in an editorial published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Guests have included Brian McDonald, the head of the AFP counterterrorism team,[
]
Awards
At the 2016 Australian Muslim Achievement Awards, OnePath Network won Media Organisation of the Year, and one of its hosts was a finalist for Role Model of the Year. The following year, in 2017, the network won the award in the "media" category of Dubai's Islamic Economy Awards.[{{cite news, title=Press release: Dubai CP honours Islamic Economy Awards winners, url=http://www.gulftoday.ae/portal/2c28eacf-3d78-46ac-800a-03dbfc35b235.aspx, work=Gulf Today, date=November 28, 2017]
In 2023, OnePath Network was awarded YouTube's 1 Million subscriber creator award. https://www.youtube.com/OnePathNetwork
References
External links
Official website
Australian political websites
New media
Internet television channels
Internet properties established in 2014
Android (operating system) software