The coverage of Islam in Malaysian newspapers is an intricate matter. This paper discusses the concept of Islam and other religions as reflected in the nation’s Malay-language broadsheets. Coverage of Islam in its various manifestations and about Muslims is a daily phenomenon in the Malay press. Owing to Islam being the official religion of the...Read More
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
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