This is very interesting! What do you think of this concept?:
Young men dressed in sharp suits and Muslim prayer hats stand on a brightly lit stage, arms linked.
The chief judge of a new reality TV show calls out one of the contestants' names.
"I regret to announce that young leader Syakir has reached the end of the road."
Dramatic music plays as all the contestants hug.
**Imam Muda**, or *young leader*, is the first show of its kind. The winner gets a full scholarship to study in Saudi Arabia, a car, and a job as an imam at one of the main mosques in Kuala Lumpur. Contestants, all under the age of 28, are tested on their Islamic knowledge. Each week they face challenges, from counselling troubled teens to preparing the dead.
The TV format may be familiar. But it is one that Astro Oasis, a Muslim lifestyle satellite channel, hopes will breathe new life into its Islamic programming. The show, which first aired on 28 May, is made by Astro Oasis in collaboration with the Malaysian government's Islamic affairs department.
Producers say it is aimed at helping young Muslims engage with religion, by teaching them what it takes to be an imam. It aims to show that an imam’s work extends beyond the mosque into all aspects of Islamic life…
Read the whole article at: Malaysian TV show to pick imam with youth appeal - BBC News
didnt know this existed.