Bollywood vs. Bin Laden: Why radical Islam fears pop culture
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Uploaded by ReasonTV on May 2, 2011
Even before Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. soldiers, his brand of anti-modern, anti-pleasure Islam was under attack by Bollywood, India's pop culture juggernaut that boasts a global audience of 3 billion people.
As Reason Foundation Senior Analyst Shikha Dalmia explains, Bollywood movies and videos appeal to young men and women in Muslim and Arab countries because they dramatize the sorts of tensions between traditional and modern ways of living. "Who should decide who one should marry - is it the parents or is it the boy and girls themselves?" asks the Indian-born and raised Dalmia. "In the West, in Hollywood movies, it's not even an issue. But it's a huge issue in that part of the world and all of Bollywood movies deal with that one central question."
Dalmia also notes that Muslims are among the most popular - and sexually suggestive - performers in Bollywood productions. "When you have Muslims succeeding in Bollywood as Muslims, it makes them feel, well, we don't have to give up our religion in order to be modern," observes Dalmia. "That's very, very subversive...of Islamic demands and Islamic extremism....If you can have a good time in this world...and still be religious, why do you have to strap suicide bombs to your chest and blow yourself up?"
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becharev 1 week ago
New Muslim generation thinks Islam = terrorism, so they are adopting Indian and western culture which makes them filthy scum bags. No wonder why Muslim world is a hell hole.
jungibaaz 1 week ago
@FEZAN78 Are u a stone age person?
TheFatCampCrew 1 month ago
Seriously..The song the body bla bla. DOES NOT represent Islam. And Most Definitly Radical Islam....Their objective is killing you point of view. Raping and murdering those of your perspective....Hey...I am a deterent....yet your comments lend to a FREEDOM perspective and we AMERICANS know that is a LIE....You have NO, NO, Freedom. You are slaves to your culture. PROVE ME WRONG...
Crucible0Patriot 2 months ago
@Crucible0Patriot
Crucible0Patriot 2 months ago
And tell me.....What is your end result.? The Song , the dance the bomb the show....hey it's all ok??
Crucible0Patriot 2 months ago
Hell with bollywood 1 day Islam will destroy bollywood
FEZAN78 2 months ago
Faggot was ur mum an sisters taped diryodan style????
SuperVeshi 3 months ago
Rtschan.as they say charity begins at home.so I take it u raped ur mum and sisters did u??? Lol I bet they wernt crying. I bet they were screaming with joy"oh I wish u were a paki" lol I can tell by ur frustration that ur a rape victim son
SuperVeshi 3 months ago
@SuperVeshi We will rape all kashmiri muslim women, and all u fucked up porkis will do is cry like little bitches u all are.
rtshchand 3 months ago