tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075128716184046963.post4550456045227682807..comments2023-11-05T02:43:33.892-05:00Comments on SIS 640 Communiacs: How I Imagine Castell's Public SphereYelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12796355222994134519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9075128716184046963.post-73665229913626368852009-09-11T15:51:07.958-04:002009-09-11T15:51:07.958-04:00It's interesting you bring up the EU because I...It's interesting you bring up the EU because I was thinking of that as well when the part about networks of nation states was brought up. But then I went back to a question asked by Karim Karim in regards to how nation-states, or in this case, networks of nation-states deal with ideas like the Muslim Ummah (larger community of Muslims).<br /><br />That question along with Waisbord's statement about nationalists believe that culture can keep people together better than economics or politics as embodied by a group like the EU.<br /><br />It reminded me of an article by Steven Simon (http://www.bravenewwave.com/2009/02/16/clash-of-civilizations-imminent/) in which he stated that facing feelings of alienation - either reactionary or reality, young Muslims in Europe were disengaging with European culture and embracing a form of Islamic culture they believed to have existed.<br /><br />So on the public sphere, how do organizations like the BBC, the French Government, and the independent media use the public sphere to eliminate these dangerous feelings of alienation among young Muslims and a find a way to show them that they can engage with European culture and not lose their Muslim identity? After all, statements by the British government (I believe under Blair) that the niqab should be banned or the French government's decision to ban religious icons and dress in public spaces are only further working to make the Muslim youth feel unwelcome in European society regardless of how 'traditionally Muslim' they may or may not be.<br /><br />So how can the public space of EU media be used to engage young Muslims in a larger European identity? That's a very important question for the media of nation-states and networked nation-states how do you engage the disenfranchised?alibomayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284221755252681765noreply@blogger.com