Browsing Archive: December, 2010
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, December 15, 2010,
Below is the video of the last panel discussion we organized for the Muslims in the Mountain West project. A few minutes into the video you can watch the trailer for our upcoming documentary, "Muslims in the Rockies"
Islam: An American Experience from University of Colorado SJMC on Vimeo.
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Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, December 13, 2010,
I used to think that it's better not to dignify nonsensical ranting with a comment, but it's become clear that more and more people believe the half-baked truths of populist provocateurs such as Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. In this media age of fact-free commentaries, It's important to challenge all claims, no matter how fatuous they are, and particularly coming from people whose sole purpose is to stoke more fear and drum up the ratings of their shows. Last week, Beck made an outlandish es... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, December 6, 2010,
Just thought I'd pass this call for applications along. If you're a graduate student interested in religion, conflict, and peacebuilding; religion and gender in
international perspective; religion, development, and modernization;
religion, pluralism, and human rights; and religion, secularism, and
democratic politics in comparative international perspective, you should definitely apply. This will be a great soundboard for your ideas and your dissertation project. Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, December 1, 2010,
The Center for Media, Religion and Culture and the Center for Asian Studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder are organizing a panel discussion this evening entitled, "Islam: An American Experience" at the Colorado Law School, Room 204. The event is part of the Muslims in the Mountain West Project, a mapping research initiative funded by the Social Science Research Council in New York. I'll be moderating the discussion and we'll talk primarily about the history of Muslims/Islam in America... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, December 1, 2010,
Just when you thought rigging elections was so 20th century, the ruling party in Egypt is flexing its muscles by shutting down all opposition. As one newspaper publisher told the NYT, “At least get creative in how you rig the elections. I was
expecting a few more seats for the opposition.” Well, the Muslim Brotherhood which has about 88 seats in the current parliament (unofficially: MB candidates have to run as independents to skirt a ban against their party) may end up with none, and ou... 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.
