Are Representations Of Islam Realistic - 1661 Words

Are representations of Islam realistic in the news? http://www.ukessays.com/essays/media/countless-stereotypes-and-negative-representations-media-essay.php http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/6758207/1-in-5-British-Muslims-have-sympathy-for-jihadis-in-poll.html Countless stereotypes and negative representations exist about Islam by the Western media in specific the news. It is known that media is very powerful source that shapes people s minds and opinions. For some people, the news is the only source they acquire their information through, especially when it comes to other cultures and populations. The only representation in the media that the Islamic nation gets is that of war. Though most Islamic people are not†¦show more content†¦Patrick Bishop, the senior editor on Middle Eastern affairs, writes: Western leaders are becoming increasingly concerned by the threat to democracy posed by the growth of Islamic fundamentalist’s extremism. Other headlines from random British newspapers convey the same message: Italy on security alert after Islam terror warning; Clinton to lead summit against Islamic terror; France fears protracted Islam terror campaign; Islamic fanatic’s gun down Briton in terror campaign (Edward Mortimer). This is the message that the media is sending to all its readers and watchers about Islam. As we can see these quotes are from articles published which are predominantly bought by working class people. Having a majority of a working class audience this means that they won’t question what is being written as much in fact some may ta ke it as the complete truth which can have devastating effects on society. The reason it can be so devastating is that people who live in less multicultural areas of the country, who don’t mix with Muslims will not question what is being said as they don’t know any better. These newspaper articles have been going on for a while and have now given Islam this stereotype of being a religion which promotes shocking acts. A research paper aimed to analyse U.S. and international newspaper articles on Muslim women from 9/11/01 till 9/11/05, in order to