02.19.09
Bridges TV Update
Salaaams,
Please see brother’s Hunaid e-mail.
Dear Friends,
My name is Hunaid Baliwala and I have been at Bridges since May of 2005. I
am writing to you as the newly appointed interim General Manager of Bridges
TV. Previously, I held a number of operations and business development
roles.
We apologize that we have not been able to connect with you earlier, as
we were trying to deal with this shocking event and did not have access to
our facilities.
At Bridges TV, all the staff members are deeply shocked and saddened by
the murder of Aasiya Hassan [Zubair] and subsequent arrest of Muzzammil
Hassan. Our deepest condolences and prayers go out to the victim’s
family. This appears to be the most tragic of domestic violence incidents
and, although we have heard statistics that imply that more than three
cases of domestic violence occur every day in the US, no one here could
ever imagine that this may happen to our beloved colleague.
While the staff is obviously in a state of shock given how closely we all
worked with both Aasiya and Muzzammil, we are all unwavering in our
determination that, for the sake of Aasiya?s vision of this channel, we
remain strong and continue the good work that she had initiated. We have a
strong staff and I am confident in the success of the Company moving
forward.
I would like to request that the right to privacy for the families and
staff be respected as we continue to go about our daily business routine.
The two biggest issues that we currently face at Bridges TV are the
negative publicity generated by this domestic violence incident and the
ongoing funding constraint. Both are extremely time sensitive and are being
addressed directly by myself and our Board of Directors (composed primarily
of our investors). Without your support we would not have been able to come
this far. Therefore, we value your continued support and will need it to
get through this challenging time. If you have any ideas and suggestions
please do not hesitate to contact me. Given all the myriad of activities at
Bridges TV, I may not be able to respond to each correspondence but please
let me assure you that all will be read and absorbed by our team. We are
all resolute in fulfilling Aasiya’s mission for Bridges TV.
If you know anyone who would find this information useful or helpful
please pass this along.
Hunaid Baliwala
Phone: +1 (716) 961-3140
EM: hbaliwala AT bridgestv.com