Browsing Archive: July, 2010
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, July 26, 2010,
The University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur is organizing an international conference (Nov. 29-30, 2010) on the very important topic of Islamic marketing and branding. As the conference description says, Muslims' purchasing power is growing rapidly and there is more demand for all kinds of halal products and services. This obviously raises the need to formalize the marketing sector of this industry estimated at $700b in 2009. The conference calls for papers in interesting areas like advertising,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Monday, July 19, 2010,
The Egyptian teleIslamist Amr Khaled has paved the way for charismatic and image-savvy imams to prosper on television. Now Malaysian television has turned imamhood into a popular talent tv show. Imam Muda (Young Imam) features 10 aspiring imams (clerics) who compete in a typical reality tv fashion to become Malaysia's imam with the strongest youth appeal. Contestants are tested on their knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence and asked for fresh ideas to revert the social and cultural "decadence" ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Sunday, July 18, 2010,
The latest Bollywood thriller Lamhaa (The Untold Story of Kashmir) has been banned in the Middle East raising concerns about free speech in the region. Here is a list of films banned in some Muslim countries over the last few years. Just like books, films are often banned in Muslim-majority countries, but you can get a bootlegged copy just about anywhere. I was in Morocco a few weeks ago and I could buy any film I wanted banned or not, already on DVD or still playing in U.S. theaters. Governm... 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.
