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Organized by Navid Akhtar

Support the Positive Image of Islam.

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Help Alchemiya grow its video library of Positive Movies and TV shows about the Islamic world to 500 titles.


Donate to our campaign to present 500 POSITIVE movies, TV programmes, and documentaries that celebrate the rich culture of the Muslim world. In gratitude receive a 2 YEAR PASS to Alchemiya for yourself and GIFT A FREE 2 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to any educational organisation of your choice.

Two decades of negative stereotypes have created fear and hatred. The image of Muslims seen in the mainstream media is a negative one. Stories of global terror, political conflict, and sectarianism are all familiar narratives that have entered the public consciousness. This creates a distorted image of what Islam and Muslims are about. It has led to a rise in anti-Muslim sentiment and has had an impact on young Muslims, fuelling issues of identity and low self-esteem. 

What if we gathered the world's best video content about Islam and Muslims and made it easily available online? A library of inspirational movies, TV shows and  lifestyle content, everything that you would normally see on television, watchable by anyone who wants to experience the beauty of Islam. 

The result is Alchemiya.com, an online video on demand service offering entertaining, educational content about the positive contribution Islam has made to global civilisation. It's an opportunity to take pride in everything good that our religion has created, and for the next generation to feel secure about their heritage. It’s also a chance to share what we love about Islam with our non- Muslim friends and neighbours.


Alchemiya's editorial outlook is determined by its core values - Peaceful, Productive, Creative and Excellence. Our focus is on both acquiring and producing television content that captures the authentic and everyday experience of what it means to be a Muslim across the globe. Our mission is to positively transform the perception of Islam. Stories that connect Muslims and non Muslims. Stories that touch, move and inspire the viewer. Content for all ages, every category except sports and news.

Alchemiya's programming is offered in the following subject areas: 

 


We are going to increase our library from 50 titles to 500 and the money you donate will make that happen. Our vision is for Alchemiya to become the video service of choice for anyone wanting to learn about the Muslim world. We have located a range of movies, TV shows, kids programmes, documentaries, shorts and lifestyle content that we will add to our library. We have secured funding to produce Alchemiya originals and this summer will begin work on original new programming. By 2020 we will offer 2,000 titles, many of them new and exclusive to Alchemiya. 

To express our gratitude for your support, you will get a 2 YEAR PASS to Alchemiya allowing access to our full library of movies, documentaries and content. As soon as we receive the funds from this campaign we will begin to upload new titles on a regular basis, allowing you to watch this content as we grow the library. Our top categories are drama, movies, travel, heritage, art, children's programmes and food.

Alchemiya is a business that combines profit with purpose. To further extend our thanks for your generosity, you can gift a FREE 2 YEAR SUBSCRIPTION to the educational organisation of your choice. 

When you take out a subscription for yourself, you can nominate a school, college, university department, a place of worship, a social club, a prison or any teaching institute that you feel would benefit from access to Alchemiya's library of movies and TV shows, and we will donate a subscription in your name.

Alchemiya was established in 2014 to present the story of Islamic culture, creativity and compassion to a global audience. 


We are a media company that produces, curates and distributes content. Our focus is on content that creates peace and understanding in the world. Alchemiya has developed partnerships with the BBC to access their content library and has distribution deals with Amazon Prime Video and PTCL Smart TV service in Pakistan. Members of our team have extensive mainstream media experience, including the BBC and Channel 4 in the UK. We are also ordinary Muslims connected with the 'grass-roots' of the community.


Alchemiya is a ‘purpose led' business that combines financial sustainability with 'social transformation'.  We are influenced by the B Corp Movement and Conscious Capitalism. We take great care in applying the principles of a ethical ‘social impact' business in our work, combining them with Islamic values. 

The Alchemiya Foundation 
We are in the process of establishing the Alchemiya Foundation and will be contributing 5% of our revenues to the foundation. We intend for these funds to support the career development of young Muslims in the media. In the long term the Foundation will own a significant part of Alchemiya through the donation of shares from the founders. 

About Me! Navid Akhtar
I've worked as a senior Producer and Broadcast journalist, with over 20 years of experience in mainstream UK television and radio, wining awards (Prix Europa) for my documentaries about Islam and Muslims, including films about The Hajj and Ramadan. I have recently been a judge for the Royal Television Society Awards. While at the BBC I worked in both the arts and history departments, and at Channel 4, including Channel 4 News and Dispatches. I was the senior Producer on the 2013 Ramadan Season at Channel 4, producing the first ever Muslim call to prayer, broadcast on British television. 
Alchemiya has been a journey 7 years and I am honoured to be working with some amazing people, Muslim and not, who are committed to offering content that creates peace in the world. 
Please do feel free to reach out to me if you have questions or want to know more about Alchemiya - navid@alchemiya.com 

Jazak-Allah Khairan - May Allah reward you with goodness, 

Ramadan Kareem from me and the Alchemiya team.  







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Navid Akhtar4 years ago

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Salam! 


This is Marium Hussain from the LaunchGood Help Center. I'm contacting you with regards to your contribution to "Support the Positive Image of Islam" campaign on LaunchGood.  


The campaign creators have requested your permission to be contacted regarding a very important update about the project, especially if you have claimed a campaign perk with your donation and have not yet received it. 


If you would like to be contacted by the campaign creator, please respond to this message, add help@LaunchGood.com to the thread, and let us know that you consent to your email address being shared with the campaign creators for this purpose only. 
If you have any questions at all or need anything else, please do not hesitate to reach out to help@LaunchGood.com.

With Peace, 
Marium Hussain
Customer Support Specialist 
help@launchgood.com | +1-855-999-1947

Navid Akhtar6 years ago

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Alchemiya CEO & Founder Navid Akhtar listed as one of the top 100 Asians in tech:
http://asiansintech.com/top-100-asian-stars-in-uk-tech-2018-top-5s/


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