Browsing Archive: October, 2010
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, October 20, 2010,
The New York Times reported yesterday that Obama will not visit the Sikh Golden Temple during his upcoming trip to India because of how he must cover his head in respect of Sikh traditions. The White House is concerned that a turban on Obama's head might play nicely in the hands of 20% of Americans who are convinced their president in secretly Muslim. This is what happens when fear pervades our thinking. The risk now for the United States President is that he might offend hundreds of millions... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, October 13, 2010,
Pamela
Geller is at it again. Of course, she's still reveling in her triumph
over the framing of the Park51 debate as "Monster Groundzero Mosque"
and in her undeserved climb to prominence with last week's New York
Times' unduly long profile. Just look at how she rejoices
in this attention by 'the paper of record'. Her new 'cheval de
bataille' as of late in her blogging war against the Islamization of
America is the release of Muslim halal Campbell Soup in Canada (actually the halal soup was u... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Friday, October 1, 2010,
Here is a very strong statement against the use of violence and intimidation signed by many American and Canadian Muslims. Please refer to this (and there have been many denunciations of violence by Muslims before and after 9/11; they're just not as dramatic and spectacular to write about in the media) when you find yourself asking that perennial question: where are moderate Muslims? 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.
