A week-long television series starting on Channel 4 on 14th July, titled ‘The Seven Wonders of the Muslim World’, will travel into the heart of Muslim-majority countries from across the world.

This series is part of a special week of programmes which aims to de-mystify Islam, offering an insight into the lives and beliefs of Muslims all over the world.

It will start with Mecca in Saudi Arabia the city where the religion started and which is the birth place of its founder. The guides are six pilgrims from different parts of the world - including a young Spanish pizza chef, a newspaper boy from Jerusalem, and a PR professional from Pakistan.

They all have a dream, to visit Mecca for pilgrimage.

On Sunday 20th July, building on the people and themes introduced earlier, Channel 4 will screen a 90-minute documentary with unprecedented access to Mecca.

The season on de-mystifying Islam also includes the first in-depth documentary on the Qu’ran and a website ‘Osama Loves’, which explores the diversity of the Muslim world by finding as many people called Osama as possible in a journey ranging from Indonesia to New York.

Also from New York, there is a special series of Sharia TV, giving young Muslims the chance to pose questions to experts drawn from a spectrum of Islamic opinion.

More info: www.channel4.com/searching

Full schedule:
THE QUR’AN: Mon 14th July 08 @ 8pm

THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE MUSLIM WORLD
Mon 14th July 08 @ 7:50pm – 10 mins
Tues 15th July 08 @ 7:50pm – 10 mins
Wed 16th July 08 @ 7:50pm – 10 mins
Thurs 17th July 08 @ 7:50pm – 10 mins
Fri 18th July 08 @ 7:50pm – 10 mins
Sat 19th July 08 @ 7pm – 10 mins

Sun 20th July 08 @19:30 – 90 mins

SHARIAH TV 5
Mon 14th July 08 @ 00:10am
Tues 15th July 08 @ 00:05am
Wed 16th July 08 @ 00:05am
Thurs 17th July 08 @ 00:20am