Terrorism, Islam, Muslims and the Media Discourse:
Keywords:
Terrorism, Media, Religion, Non-Combatants (Civilians), Terrorist Organizations, MonopolyAbstract
Does Islam promote terrorism? Is terrorism a Muslims’ monopoly?
Do only Ummah (Muslim Community) constitute terrorist organizations?
Historical facts and figures confirm that terrorism could not be single
handedly linked to a particular religion, nationality, ethnicity, or any other
group. Historically, it is being used by numerous entities such as nationalist
groups, religious organizations or governmental regimes, professing
different religions, to accomplish their religious or socio-political goals.
The fairness of international media’s role in presenting the issue of global
terrorism is questionable. Therefore, this article will make an attempt to
deconstruct the media discourse: the stereotyping of Muslims and Islam visà-vis terrorism, particularly, in the wake of Nine-Elven incidents in USA.
Besides, care will be taken to point out the negative role of so-called Islamic
militant organizations like Al-Qaeda, ISIS, etc., who claim to profess the
religion of Islam and selfishly style themselves as the custodians of Islam in
general and Jihad in particular.
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