Browsing Archive: September, 2009
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Friday, September 18, 2009,
A few starchitects like Norman foster and Zaha Hadid have been delegated last year to redesign the Masjid Al-Haram in Islam's holiest city, Mecca. The first designs have been revealed and they look very ambitious.
The main concern for the Saudis is understandably the safety of 2.5 millions of pilgrims who flock to Mecca every year. As more Muslims around the world can afford the haj, modernization of the mosque and the area around it is not a luxury. Currently, the mosque holds about 900,000 ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, September 14, 2009,
A Malaysian manufacturing company recently created the first automatic Wudu machine for Muslims to perform their ablution (washing) ritual before praying. You might be asking yourself: seriously, is this the most urgent thing Muslims need these days? But the company is clearly interested in tapping into an extremely lucrative halal market that is making large inroads among Muslim consumers around the world. The global halal market today is worth more than $640 billion and growing at a rate of... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, September 7, 2009,
Finally, a voice of wisdom from Saudi Arabia is calling on Imams to cease praying for the destruction of unbelievers at the end of Friday sermons. I hope Imams will heed the call and stop this irresponsible practice. Continue reading ...
I was born and raised in Morocco. My research focuses on the intersections between Islam, Arab popular culture and the media. I'm currently an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado-Boulder.
