Fox Network Apology News: Television Network Apologizes for Anti-Muslim Comments

After allegedly making some inappropriate anti-Muslim comments on the news hour, U.S. television network Fox News apologized repeatedly.

Following the attacks on the french satirical newspaper, Charlie Hebdo, Fox News aired comments about some areas in Europe that were derogatory to the Muslim population living in the regions.

Last week, the channel had Steve Emerson, who claims to be an expert on Islamist terrorism, in a discussion wherein he told the host Jeanine Pirro that parts of France and the entire English city of Birmingham "are totally Muslim where non-Muslims just simply don't go in," according to the New York Times.

Emerson also said that there are zones in the countries where Shariah courts are set up and Muslim density is very high. The police, he claimed, do not go into these regions and that these regions are basically a separate country, within in a country.

Fox News aired four separate segments to apologize for airing these comments. Fox News apologized morning, noon and night, according to CNN. Anchor Pirro, on her 9 pm apologized for the comments saying, "we deeply regret these errors."

Apologizing for the comments in a broadcast, anchor Julie Banderas "Over the course of this last week we have made some regrettable errors on air regarding the Muslim population in Europe "” particularly with regard to England and France."

Further, in the extensive apology, Banderas said, "This applies especially to discussions of so-called "no-go zones," areas where non-Muslims allegedly aren't allowed in, and police supposedly won't go.

To be clear, there is no formal designation of these zones in either country, and no credible information to support the assertion there are specific areas in these countries that exclude individuals based solely on their religion," writes The Daily Mail.

In another broadcast, anchor Kooiman said, "Some of the neighborhoods were highlighted incorrectly."