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A Reality Show's Search for a Muslim Role Model
by Nicola Abé + Follow
Spiegel Online International | August 2010
It's like American Idol. Except in this Malaysian reality TV show, the goal is to find a religious role model. Young men compete in challenges such as washing corpses and ferreting out unmarried couples. The winner gets a MacBook and the chance to lead prayers in public.