Algeria: American Idol-Type Shows Banned, Replaced With Koran Chanting Competition.....

Could there by anything more boring?......

This week 16 nervous performers took to the stage in Algeria to compete in the latest winner-takes-all reality television programme.

Unlike previous shows in the North African nation modelled on American Idol-style talent competitions, the new programme will see reciters compete against each other by reciting the Quran – a bold shift designed to appease religious conservatives increasingly concerned at pervasive western influences.

Knights of the Quran, which started at the beginning of Ramadan, allows viewers to vote for their favourite reciter. But more important, it replaces two racy music talent shows that were pulled out from Algerian screens by the state-owned broadcasters following pressure from Islamic political parties.

The recital contestants will visit such religious schools in the region, such as the Al Qarawiin mosque in Fez, Morocco, the Al Zeituna mosque in Tunisia and the Al Azhar mosque in Egypt.

The best Quran reader will be named “Knight of Quran” and will be announced on the last day of Ramadan. The show’s announcement enjoyed a warm welcome from readers on Arab internet forums,with comments including “we need this type of programme in our Islamic world” and “we need to have a better understanding of our culture and our traditions”.

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Comments

[Pierre]

The asylum of insane and quickly !

[pulsar182]

only in Islam is the winner really the biggest loser..