Browsing Archive: September, 2010
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Thursday, September 30, 2010,
Two reports prepared for Congress and U.S. law enforcement officials reveal that Muslims have been working hard to stem terrorism on American soil, including helping foil planned attacks. Salon Magazine reported yesterday that despite mounting evidence that the loyalty of the majority of Muslims lie in the right place, Muslims continue to face an inflamed wave of Islamophobia. Could Muslims ever win this game? 
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Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Thursday, September 23, 2010,
Here we go again. Some members of the Texas Board of Education are waging a battle against what they allege is a whitewashing of Islam in American world history textbooks. The New York Times decided to give them a prominent platform to go national. Read the article here and then read the Texas Freedom Network (TFN) reaction to these allegations on their website here and here. TFN is a grassroots organization based in Austin, TX that monitors far-right issues in the state. I was hoping that Ch... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
In an unprecedented development in the world of Middle Eastern television drama, Arab satellite tv channel, MBC (Saudi-owned) will be airing a popular Iranian drama series this Saturday. The series called, Eghma (Coma in English) played to raving reviews on Iranian state television during Ramadan in 2007. It tells the story of a successful neurosurgeon who is forced to make a difficult decision after his wife becomes gravely ill. (the plot descriptions are very thin!) Iranian producers are ho... Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Wednesday, September 15, 2010,
In case you missed this interesting interview (click on the Recent Shows tab on the right and scroll down) with Tariq Ramadan on Charlie Rose around Park51, Koran burning and other issues regarding the West and Islam.
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Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Tuesday, September 14, 2010,
The Senate in France voted today to ban the wearing of full face veils. With 246 votes for and just one against, the bill has cleared almost all hurdles unless it is contested by critics as unconstitutional.
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Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Sunday, September 12, 2010,
Here's an opinion piece I published in the HuffPost about Koran burning, Park51, and the perils of Googling Islam. Continue reading ...
Posted by Nabil Echchaibi on Friday, September 3, 2010,
As Pakistan still awaits the generosity of the international community, famed British singer Sami Yusuf recently released a charity single called "Hear Your Call" to benefit the victims of the devastating floods that afflicted the country a few weeks ago. Foundations, individuals and companies have given only $25 million as of August 30, according to Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy. This is a meager amount of money compared to what was pledged for disaster relief campaigns in Hait... 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.
