Huff Post: Krystina Friedlander.
Anti-Islam Messages Dominate Media.
Hate Crimes Against Muslims Remain High.
Anti-sharia Legislation in the United States.
This has been a big year for Islam and Islamic law in American media. As politicians vied for local and national office, anti-sharia messages — and sometimes overtly anti-Islam messages — were broadcast across the media, at times functioning to normalize anti-Islam discourse. Turmoil in places like Egypt and Mali ensured that there were plenty of stories with “sharia” in the forefront, but little contextualization for the average reader to give a sense of what Islamic law means in those places. As we look back at media coverage in 2012, a number of trends emerge, ranging from regional and national hotspots like Tennessee and Egypt; in specific areas, such as gender and Islamophobia; and in wider issues of how Islamic law was covered and who was cited by the media as an authority.
Categories: Americas, ISLAM, Islam in the press, Islam: A Religion of Peace, Media, Misinformation