Nabil Echchaibi was born and raised in Morocco. He received his BA in English Literature from Mohamed V University in Rabat and his MA in journalism and PhD in media studies from Indiana University-Bloomington. His
recent
research
focuses on the intersections between Islam, Arab popular culture and
the media. Arab Muslim identity in diaspora is increasingly shaped,
though not exclusively, by a shared political and cultural
consciousness heavily nurtured by transnational television and
interactive media. My current research in the political economy and
reception of Islamic satellite media is an attempt to document and
analyze the new public articulation of identity and religion among
young Arabs. His book on the role of diasporic media among
young Muslims in France and Germany is forthcoming with Lexington
Books. He is also interested in new media and their impact
on journalism. His co-edited book on international blogs, identity and networked publics was published in 2008 by Peter Lang Publishing. Nabil is currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass
Communication at the University of Colorado-Boulder. READ MORE...
