De Onschuld der Moslims – In Tien Vragen en Antwoorden II
De film The Innocence of Muslims roept de nodige protesten op die ook weer tot protest leiden. De kettingreactie in tien vragen en antwoorden. Gisteren deel één. Vandaag deel twee.
Category: Society & Politics in the Middle East
De Onschuld der Moslims – In Tien Vragen en Antwoorden I
De film The Innocence of Muslims roept de nodige protesten op die ook weer tot protest leiden. De kettingreactie in tien vragen en antwoorden. Vandaag deel één.
Pop Goes Islam: Islamic Youth Channel 4Shbab
The controversy surrounding an Islamic styled music channel for Muslim youth.
In 2009, Egyptian entrepreneur Ahmed Abu Haiba launched the world’s first-ever Islamic music channel. Based in Cairo, 4Shbab branded itself as “Islam’s Own MTV”. But after an initial strong start, a backlash set in. Despite winning awards, Abu Haiba increasingly had to defend his channel and its programmes against claims that it was “unIslamic”.
Closing the week 17 – Featuring Sex, Arab Women and Orientalism
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.) This week featuring the sex issue of Foreign Policy with reactions on Mona Eltahawy.
Seks, Dood en Islam
Een necrofilie wet in Egypte die mannen toestaat seks te hebben met hun overleden vrouw. Een natte droom voor iedere journalist. Jammer voor hen dat er geen bewijs voor is.
Film: Dochters van Malakeh
‘Dochters van Malakeh’ toont hoe vrouwen in het hedendaagse Iran proberen om zeggenschap over hun eigen leven te houden.
Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptian Politics
During a debate at Georgetown University’s Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding a delegation of representatives from the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) was present. They spoke about the FJP’s vision for Egypt and a recent announcement that leading Muslim Brotherhood member Khairat al-Shater would run for president, despite earlier pledges by the party not to participate in the election. They also responded to questions from the audience.
Closing the Week 12 – Featuring The Rise and/or Waning of Radical Islam?
A weekly round up of writings on the Internet, some relevant for my research, some political, some funny but all of them interesting (Dutch/English). (As usual to a large extent based upon suggestions from Dutch, other European, American and Middle Eastern readers. Thank you all.)
Amshir – Music, Habitus and Revolution in Egypt
What do long hair, rolling tobacco, and kufiyas have to do with being revolutionary? Anthropologist Samuli Schielke about the spread of a revolutionary habitus creating a space for creative expressions of a politically and socially critical attitude. But at the same time it has become a distinctive marker of that attitude, and as such it is by nature exclusive.
Anthropology and Egyptian Revolution – Beyond the Visible
Great, American Ethnologist has a special issue on the Arab Spring! And even better: Free Access!. What they have in common is that the contributions go beyond the easy and very visible dimensions of Egyptian society such as the secular and the religious (that rule much of the media discourse on the Arab spring) and the highly mediatized protests at Tahrir (by for example looking at how people in a particular village or women at home in Cairo experienced the uprising and the collapse of the regime). I’m listing the titles and abstracts here.