#moroccanstateofmind

Yes, that does seem to be a complaint I have seen in other contexts. There was a really good mini documentary floating around Tumblr some time go about how they were considering a general broadcast of the adhan in Cairo. Then you have an unrelated but interesting controversy in Turkey back in the 20th century where they took it in a completely different direction and tried to have it recited in Turkish for a short period of time to go along with their secularization programs. I'd be interested to read more into the popularity of Saudi styles though. Most of the controversy I have had the opportunity to read about surrounding the adhan has been due to state intervention and a desire for standard, uniform broadcasts.

seinedoll said: I see what you mean and maybe that’s off topic but cultural influences from Saudi weigh not only on tajweed but also on the way people pray. 40 years ago Moroccans mostly prayed Sadl style & yet you rarely ever find people doing it anymore. Globalisation?

Not off topic to me. Not at all. I think that it sort of cuts to the core of the sentiment. I'd say globalization is the most rational cause behind it, but with it sometimes seems to come this standardization of thought that almost makes it difficult or really unpopular to point out that other practices or ways of thinking about religion are slowly disappearing (maybe it's too soon to say that though). I'm not proposing that people don't explore another madhab or seek studies that better suit them (it would be hypocritical on my end), but there sometimes is this frame that the "old way" is wrong versus it being a difference in scholarly opinion or the fact that weight is placed on different factors from a school of jurisprudence to the next.  It's like knowledge loss; even if it's knowledge heavily dependent on discussion. 

It's one of those deals where I almost want to liken it to the difficult nature of discussing dying languages. You realize that you're a taking a risk to lament its disappearance because no society is static and you can't expect people to shape their lives around its preservation, but at the same time you feel a pang of pain about it being phased out. 

moroccanstateofmind said: This is how I felt when I read that the Chinese Muslims are starting to build mosques with the same design you see in Middle Eastern mosques and without the influence of Chinese architecture.

same lol

Great! So I'm not the only one staying up all day, haha. 

Sell us Bale!

I have seen champagne but not wine. Must taste like..squash

Ok, actually that must be halal champagne :/. Well, anyway, it's supposed to be halal alcohol in any case.