Islam and Mosque Developments in the Australian Media: A Literature Review (MediAsia2014) - Part 1 from alien and muslim Watch Video

⏲ Duration: 7 min 99 sec
✓ Published: 22-Oct-2015

Description:
(4188) This paper is a literature review of current thinking on discursive representations of Islam in Australian media, particularly in relation to proposed mosque developments. Significantly, research into representations of Islam in Western media has increased since the events of 9/11 (Abu-Fadil 2005; Kothari 2013). This research has found that ‘Western media have generally failed to provide fair and balanced reporting of Islam’ (Abu-Fadil 2005, p. 1). Similarly, in an Australian