Audience reception of reality tv show ‘imam muda’: Contradictions and contested religious identities among young Malaysian Muslims

• Main Author: Haryati Abdul Karim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Penerbit UMS 2016
• Subjects: BP1-253 Islam; PN1992-1992.92 Television broadcasts
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33869/1/Audience%20reception%20of%20reality%20tv%20show%20%E2%80%98imam%20muda%E2%80%99%2C%20Contradictions%20and%20contested%20religious%20identities%20among%20young%20Malaysian%20Muslims.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33869/2/Audience%20reception%20of%20reality%20tv%20show%20%E2%80%98imam%20muda%E2%80%99%2C%20contradictions%20and%20contested%20religious%20identities%20among%20young%20malaysian%20muslims.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33869/; https://jurcon.ums.edu.my/ojums/index.php/ejk/article/view/509; https://doi.org/10.51200/ejk.v19i0.509

These papers seek to examine the impact of religious programmes on young Muslims’ identity and religiosity. Drawing on findings from two separate studies conducted in 2011 and 2012, this paper conclude that the media do not have a single dominant effect over young people and their religious identity...