Media Representation of Islam and Muslims as a Security Threat
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https://doi.org/10.35484/ahss.2022(3-II)24Keywords:
Islam, Islamophobia, Media, Muslims, SecuritizationAbstract
This study aims to provide a summary of the research on the security dimension of Islamophobia and the recent portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the Western media as a security threats. The study attempts to present a review of the findings as well as the theoretical and methodological frameworks used in various studies to analyze the representations of Islam and Muslims as a security threat that are being produced by western news media. Drawing on various approaches, research shows that discussions and discourses about Islam and Muslims are frequently produced using a variety methodology. The research has confirmed that there is a "security threat" rhetoric that promotes and contributing towards the securitization of Islam and Muslims. The findings also showed that Western news media contained securitized images of Islam and Muslims.
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