University of Management and Technology – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:25:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.14 https://iric.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iric-favicon.png University of Management and Technology – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org 32 32 A Stereotypical Approach towards Muslim and Islam in Australian Press https://iric.org/a-stereotypical-approach-towards-muslim-and-islam-in-australian-press/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-stereotypical-approach-towards-muslim-and-islam-in-australian-press https://iric.org/a-stereotypical-approach-towards-muslim-and-islam-in-australian-press/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 05:11:13 +0000 https://iric.org/?p=29464 Article: “A Stereotypical Approach towards Muslim and Islam in Australian Press”

Authors: Haseeb-ur-Rehman Warrich, Department of Arts and Media, Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan, Jamal ud Din, Department of Media and Communication Studies, University of Swat, Pakistan, Rooh ul Amin Khan, Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Published in: Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Vol 11, Issue 2, Fall 2021

Publisher: University of Management and Technology

Online Publication Date: September 17, 2021

Framing of the Muslims and Islam has been a debatable/is a contentious area of interest for researchers. This study is designed to analyze the approach of the Australian press towards the Muslims and Islam when it covers the terrorist incidents in Australia and in other part of the world, especially in the western countries. The news related to terrorist incidents and activities published during a six-month timeframe, that is, from October 2016 to March 2017, in two popular newspapers namely The Daily Telegraph (leaning towards the Liberal Party) and The Courier Mail (right-centered newspaper in its nature) was thoroughly analyzed. The major objective was to know how these newspapers frame the Muslims and Islam in their news contents when the issue of terrorism is under discussion. Despite the different political leanings of the selected newspapers, their approach towards the Muslims and Islam was found to be similar as both the dailies framed the terrorism related stories in a way to associate the Muslims and Islam with terrorism.

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Source:  Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization

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