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Religious Racism and the Media: Representations of Muslim Women in the Australian Print Media
| Magazine Title | Outskirts: feminisms along the edge |
| Magazine Year | 2005 |
| Magazine Number | 13 |
| Magazine Month | nov |
| Pages | [z.p.] |
| Language | English/Engels |
| Description | In analysing two Australian daily newspapers, the Australian and the Advertiser, this article argues that there is a climate of hostility and negativity towards Islam and Muslims currently in operation in the Australian print media. The article highlights specific instances of racism, stereotyping and general negativity towards Islam and Muslims. Examples of negative representations of Islam and Muslims included 'Muslims as terrorists', 'oppressed Muslim women', and 'Islam as a violent, barbaric and backward religion'. The article also discusses the scarcity of positive representations as well as the ambivalence of the few 'positive' representations that did appear during the collection timeframe. This article argues that, given the role and influence of the print media in Australia, daily newspapers are culpable, or at least complicit, in the religious racism experienced by Australian Muslims on a daily basis. Interviews with a number of Muslim women in South Australia (aged 18-30 years) provide arguments that negative media representations not only impact on the ways they are positioned and treated by others in society, but also result in young Muslim women viewing the media with cynicism and mistrust. This has implications for continuing relations between the Australian Muslim community and the Australian media. |
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