This paper is intended to be a brief comparison of some of the Western and non-Western media coverage of Islamic movements, Muslim countries and individual Muslims, with particular emphasis on the post 9-11 era. This is a broad subject, which I hope to bring some justice to. I come at this subject from a rather...Read More

As the self-proclaimed “sole world superpower,” the United States has taken a sharp turn toward militarizing its response to a wide range of problems, both social and political. It has moved toward a nearly constant war footing, using the metaphors of war – if not actual attacks – in multiple contexts, domestic and international. Despite...Read More

Although much of the media in the West claims to be impartial, liberal, free and objective, in reality it is biased, subjective, illiberal, insensitive and intolerant, although often not politically controlled. One sense in which the media is biased has to do with Orientalist assumptions underlying media images of Islam. In this sense, the media...Read More

The reading and viewing public are not passive consumers. They react to the media, and influence how it speaks to them. Globalisation is not sweeping all previously established values before it, but being embraced selectively. This places new demands on conscientious media workers. The media should take account of cultural, national and religious differences between...Read More