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As the Middle East continues to be torn by war, sectarian violence and a backlash against the Arab Spring, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã World Service investigates the television channels that are accused of spreading hatred and intolerance.

Since the beginning of the Arab Spring in early 2011, the Middle East has experienced a proliferation of new TV channels keen to spread religious and political messages to audiences. There are new media stars – TV evangelists and religious leaders. But there is also a darker side – some of what is broadcast has been described as openly sectarian, provocative and even blasphemous.

In Freedom to Broadcast Hate, the Ö÷²¥´óÐã visits two countries where this kind of broadcasting proliferates – Iraq and Egypt - and tries to uncover the reasons for it, and the possible consequences.