Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have used concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed depictions of women of color as mysterious, sinister and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between suicide bomber and help…
This text exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting wom…
Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have used concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed depictions of women of color as mysterious, sinister and dangerous, to support war. Oscillating between suicide bomber and help…
This is a disturbing account of the rising tide of Islamophobia sweeping through the United States and Europe. Nathan Lean takes us through a world of conservative bloggers, right-wing talk show hosts, evangelical religious leaders and politicians, all united in their quest to e…
Essays: 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 …
On Islam: Muslims and the media
On Islam: Muslims and the media
On Islam helps break the cycle of biased media coverage with information and strategies to understand and report the modern Muslim experience. A concise and frank discussion of the Muslim experience, On Islam provides facts and perspective at a time when truth in journalism is m…
A journalistic look at the terrifying growth of Islamophobia acrossthe Western world today. Provides an account of the campaign to promote fear and hatred of Muslims in the United States and Europe, from the 'War on Terror' to Trump's travel ban. Lean takes us through a world o…
Muhammad in the digital age
Muhammad in the digital age
"The early twenty-first century has experienced an unrivaled dissemination of information and misinformation about Islam, its prophet Muhammad, and its followers, largely facilitated by the fact that the tragedy of 9/11 roughly coincided with the advent of the digital age. In th…