On Islam: Muslims and the Media
Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press (2018), x, 173 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 978-0-253-03255-3 (pbk)
Signature commbox: 10-Religion-E 2018
"In the constant deluge of media coverage on Islam, Muslims are often portrayed as terrorists, refugees, radicals, or victims, depictions that erode human responses of concern, connection, or even a willingness to learn about Muslims. On Islam helps break this cycle with information and strategies to understand and report the modern Muslim experience. Journalists, activists, bloggers, and scholars offer insights into how Muslims are represented in the media today and offer tips for those covering Islam in the future. Interviews provide personal and often moving firsthand accounts of people confronting the challenges of modern life while maintaining their Muslim faith, and brief overviews provide a crash course on Muslim beliefs and practices." (Publisher description)
ESSAYS, 3
Prologue: the vision behind Muslim voices / Hilary Kahn -- Reflecting on Muslim voices / Rosemary Pennington -- Shattering the Muslim monolith / Arsalan Iftikhar -- So near, yet so far: an academic reflection on the endurance of American Islamophobia / Peter Gottschalk -- Life as a Muslim in the media / Zarqa Nawaz -- The prisons of paradigm / Rafia Zakaria -- Unveiling obsessions: Muslims and the trap of representation / Nabil Echchaibi -- How does the British press represent British muslims? Frameworks of reporting in a British context / Elizabeth Poole -- How to write about Muslims / Sobia Ali-Faisal and Krista Riley -- A journalist reflects on covering Muslim communities / Robert King -- Muslims in the media: challenges and rewards of reporting on Muslims / Ammina Kothari -- New media and Muslim voices / Rosemary Pennington
MUSLIM VOICES, 121
Faiz Rahman: Understanding will take time -- Sohaib Sultan: What Muslims believe -- Heather Akou: The veil -- Sheida Riahi: Arabic and Persian calligraphy -- Zaineb Istrabadi: The sufi -- Uzma Mirza: The role of women in Islam -- Andre Carson: life as a Muslim politician -- Sarah Thompson: Women in Islam, converting -- Daayiee Abdullah: being out and being Muslim -- Aziz Alquraini: mosques: houses of prayer, hearts of communities
CRASH COURSE IN ISLAM, 147
The five pillars of Islam -- The six articles of faith -- The profession of faith -- Do Muslims worship Muhammad? -- The will of Allah -- What is jihad? -- What is the meaning of the word "Islam"? -- What is a fatwa? -- The Qur'an: just a book? -- Ishmael and Islam -- Do Muslims believe in Jesus? -- The crescent moon and Islam -- Muslim prayer: how do Muslims pray? -- Are non-Muslims allowed to go to mosque? -- The Muslim greeting
Prologue: the vision behind Muslim voices / Hilary Kahn -- Reflecting on Muslim voices / Rosemary Pennington -- Shattering the Muslim monolith / Arsalan Iftikhar -- So near, yet so far: an academic reflection on the endurance of American Islamophobia / Peter Gottschalk -- Life as a Muslim in the media / Zarqa Nawaz -- The prisons of paradigm / Rafia Zakaria -- Unveiling obsessions: Muslims and the trap of representation / Nabil Echchaibi -- How does the British press represent British muslims? Frameworks of reporting in a British context / Elizabeth Poole -- How to write about Muslims / Sobia Ali-Faisal and Krista Riley -- A journalist reflects on covering Muslim communities / Robert King -- Muslims in the media: challenges and rewards of reporting on Muslims / Ammina Kothari -- New media and Muslim voices / Rosemary Pennington
MUSLIM VOICES, 121
Faiz Rahman: Understanding will take time -- Sohaib Sultan: What Muslims believe -- Heather Akou: The veil -- Sheida Riahi: Arabic and Persian calligraphy -- Zaineb Istrabadi: The sufi -- Uzma Mirza: The role of women in Islam -- Andre Carson: life as a Muslim politician -- Sarah Thompson: Women in Islam, converting -- Daayiee Abdullah: being out and being Muslim -- Aziz Alquraini: mosques: houses of prayer, hearts of communities
CRASH COURSE IN ISLAM, 147
The five pillars of Islam -- The six articles of faith -- The profession of faith -- Do Muslims worship Muhammad? -- The will of Allah -- What is jihad? -- What is the meaning of the word "Islam"? -- What is a fatwa? -- The Qur'an: just a book? -- Ishmael and Islam -- Do Muslims believe in Jesus? -- The crescent moon and Islam -- Muslim prayer: how do Muslims pray? -- Are non-Muslims allowed to go to mosque? -- The Muslim greeting
