For many Canadians, the attacks of 9/11 produced feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and suspicion of ?Arabs.? How did these negative attitudes come about? Many point to the complicity of the news media in reproducing racist images of Muslim minorities. Mission Invisible chronicles varying racialized constructions of Muslim communities in the news during the most significant stage of reportage: the initial weeks when the events, issues, and primary actors of 9/11 were all first framed by journalists. By unravelling the discourse and rhetoric of news coverage in Canada at the dawn...
For many Canadians, the attacks of 9/11 produced feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and suspicion of ?Arabs.? How did these negative attitudes ...
For many Canadians, the attacks of 9/11 produced feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and suspicion of ?Arabs.? How did these negative attitudes come about? Many point to the complicity of the news media in reproducing racist images of Muslim minorities. Mission Invisible chronicles varying racialized constructions of Muslim communities in the news during the most significant stage of reportage: the initial weeks when the events, issues, and primary actors of 9/11 were all first framed by journalists. By unravelling the discourse and rhetoric of news coverage in Canada at the dawn...
For many Canadians, the attacks of 9/11 produced feelings of insecurity, vulnerability, and suspicion of ?Arabs.? How did these negative attitudes ...
This book presents a timely and thorough discussion on the integration of terrorism and the media, exploring the influence of traditional and new media on global terrorism--
This book presents a timely and thorough discussion on the integration of terrorism and the media, exploring the influence of traditional and new medi...
Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discourse, public opinion, and responses to government policy, this volume examines Western-Muslim relations and makes proposals for enhancing Self-Other interaction to improve societal harmony.
Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discours...
Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discourse, public opinion, and responses to government policy, this volume examines Western-Muslim relations and makes proposals for enhancing Self-Other interaction to improve societal harmony.
Addressing the specific contexts of communal leadership, educational policy, inter-communal relations, legal reform, media production, public discours...
The twenty-first century exploded into the global imagination with unforgettable scenes of death and destruction. An apocalyptic 'clash of civilizations' seemed to be waged between two old foes - 'the West' and 'Islam.' However, the decade-long and ruinous 'war on terror' has prompted re-assessments of the militaristic approach to Western-Muslim relations. A growing number of academics, policymakers, religious leaders, journalists, and activists view the struggles as resulting from a 'clash of ignorance.' Re-imagining the Other examines the ways in which knowledge is manipulated by dominant...
The twenty-first century exploded into the global imagination with unforgettable scenes of death and destruction. An apocalyptic 'clash of civilizatio...
