Sayyid Sadati al-Shinqiti
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Sayyid Sadati al-Shinqiti (d. 1440 AH / 2018–2019 CE), also known as Sayyid Muhammad Sadati al-Shinqiti, was a contemporary Mauritanian scholar and professor of media studies, known for his writings on communication theory and Islamic perspectives on mass media, including his study al-Qanawat al-Fada'iyya (The Satellite Channels).
Academic Career
Al-Shinqiti served as a professor at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University in Riyadh, teaching within its media faculty . During his tenure, he supervised numerous graduate research projects and dissertations on media and thematic Qur'anic studies, including preparatory master's research for Sa'id ibn Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani in 1407 AH, as well as theses by students such as Abdullah Muhammad al-Majalli and Muhammad Abdullah al-Khur'an .
Scholarly Contributions
Al-Shinqiti's academic output focused primarily on the conceptualisation and functions of communication in an Islamic framework, as well as the societal impact of modern broadcasting. In al-I'lam al-Islami: al-Ahdaf wa-al-Waza'if (Islamic Media: Objectives and Functions), he analyzed the definitions, institutional goals, and communicative roles of Islamic media . He also addressed the theoretical foundations of the discipline in his work al-Usus al-Fikriyya lil-I'lam (The Intellectual Foundations of Media) .
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List of Works
al-Qanawat al-Fada'iyya (The Satellite Channels) is a contemporary media study examining the cultural, moral, and communicative impact of satellite television on Muslim societies. Employing a descriptive methodology, it reviews contemporary Arabic literature and media studies to provide a diagnostic assessment of satellite television, evaluate its practical applications, and explore how Muslims should constructively engage with the medium.