Ernie:
Good answer. Just one little problem.
Currently there is a Big Stink in Indiana where a local school
board
had 2nd graders take part in [ rehearsals for ] a school
production in which Allah is
praised --that is, to represent Islam. The Christmas part of
the production
is diluted pabulum in which you could not recognize the
allusions to the
Christ child unless you were a theologian.
Needless to say, local parents, energized by one of their number,
went into an uproar. The school decided to pull the Allah
reference.
The point being that , although Muslims have kids, adults with an
interest in what the kids learn may take a very dim view of
"infidel" symbolism
and cinemagraphic "idolatry." They would --I would guess--
raise a stink of their own,
especially the religious police of Saudi Arabia.
Yet, a deal has been struck. This is not so simple, the deal
itself cuts in different ways
and represents a challenge to some entrenched and powerful
interests, That is a
lot to overcome. So, what explains all of this ?
A footnote worth relaying.
I have no idea how reliable this is, but some time ago Pat
Robertson said that
the 700 Club had received a message from a Saudi woman who had
become a
convert to Christian faith as a result of the show. I cannot
tell you if this is
the whole story or not, but let's say it is true.
Does this mean that the Saudis are "breaking" as far as their
current "wall" against
outside influence goes ? Why wasn't the 700 Club blocked ? Will
Disney be
blocked inside the kingdom but operate freely outside ?
There are things going on that, I believe, could tell us
something important
if we knew a number of so-far missing facts.
Billy
In a message dated 12/16/2009 12:49:13 P.M. Pacific Standard
Time,
[email protected] writes:
Hi Billy,
Ernie:
Here's the question--
I sent a copy of the story to my friend with the Islam Today
TV show.
He pointed out that a lot about Disney productions is --on
the face of it--
un-Islamic or even anti-Islamic.
Yet a Saudi company sees a market for Disney, if not in
Saudi Arabia per se, in
their back yard ( nearby countries ). So, if there IS a
market, what does
this say about contemporary Arab Islam ?
Even Muslims have kids. :-)
I used to think Elmo was of the devil. Now he has his own
chair in my house...
-- Ernie P.
Three Little Pigs for example. To which we can add Pluto the
dog, since
Muslims regard dogs as unclean or worse. "Women" -in the
form of Minnie Mouse, etc--
don't wear abayas or burqas. And on and on.
Yet a Saudi company sees a market for Disney, if not in
Saudi Arabia per se, in
their back yard ( nearby countries ). So, if there IS a
market, what does
this say about contemporary Arab Islam ?
And even if, for now, there is no airtime for Disney in
Saudi Arabia, where films
are unwelcome as such, there is bound to be spillover via
the Gulf states, presumably Iraq,
Jordan, Syria, especially Egypt, etc , as well as expat
Arab Muslims elsewhere
who buy into the TV service.
No small thing since Disney means billions of dollars and
vast cultural influence.
This is what perplexes me.
Billy
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In a message dated 12/16/2009 11:47:25 A.M. Pacific Standard
Time,
[email protected]
writes:
> I have no idea at all what to make of this
Disney to
air for free in Middle East
I already told you - the end of civilization as we know
it. :-P
Disney programming and movies will be available for free
in the Middle East following a new deal between Disney's parent company
News Corporation and the Saudi Rotana Media Group.
Not sure why they think NewsCorp is the parent of Disney
-- maybe because Fox has broadcast rights in some regions?!?
-- Ernie P.
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