Columbia University Press
Religious broadcasting in the Middle East has benefited tremendously from new, transnational media networks and the widespread availability of satellite broadcasting technology. Mainstream news channels, such as Al-Jazeera and Al-Arabiya, broadcast popular religious programming, in some cases filled with highly politicized content (Hamas’s Al-Aqsa and Hizbullah’s Al-Manar, for example), and in others featuring more apolitical commentary, concerned only with preaching God’s word. Having reviewed a diverse selection of the region’s most influential religious channels and programs, the contributors to this volume present pioneering interpretations of the Middle East’s burgeoning religious media market. They explore dominant themes and discourses and the manner and behavior of celebrity hosts and personalities eager to master and influence the dynamics of a rapidly expanding platform.
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