Topic:
Racism and Islamophobia
Assignment: Racism and islamophobia. Arguments on the ideology of demonization by Arzu et al. (2018) outlines the position occupied by the media today in western countries in representing both the Islamic States and the UK. The researcher points out the role of media in passing and informing the public. And also shaping the other peoples ideas on how they view the field of journalism and in other unrelated fields. The writer presents various forms of media used in the UK. In addition how they stand out to represents minorities who are in this case, we perceive as the Muslims (Mohammed et l. 2014).
The researcher contributes that media serves as the core in various discourses like the beliefs and religion sectors in which they define the frameworks of the minority groups. Authors like (Amir, 2018) assess the relationship between media representation and racism. In his article, the author suggests that British Muslims and Islam are present in the United Kingdom but minimal pace.
Further Description
The researcher here outlines that the United Kingdom views the Muslims as the other who rarely reflects in the states media of transferring information. The study shows that media representation in the western countries is directly linked with the act of racism; for example, Islamophobia, which is generally used with the basis of culture. Focusing on the representation of Muslims and Islam in British Media, (Birmingham, 2017) outlines the existing relationship between the Muslims, Islam, and the media. In his report, the author outlines the analysis of the representations of Muslims. Basing his suggestions in the context of the UK. The study shows that in some of the newspapers. The Sun, The Daily Mail and the Guardian. There is a consistent report on the analysis of the roles played by the media in bridging the public issues that entail the minority groups.
The study also reveals that racism is the major contributing factor to the social problems. That are hindering the unity between British Muslims and the non-Muslim British population. The continuity in the representation of the British Muslims also evidenced by Hafez, (2017), in his book Media and Racism. The author suggests that people view Islam as a general threat both to the country and worldwide. That they contribute to the major causes of the terror and incidences in most of the states. This is largely due do islamophobia. The writer also points out that there is information on the pictures and coverage about the significant myths of culture between the West and Industrial orientations of western revolutions.
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