Reporting Islam : Media Representations of British Muslims
Since the end of the Cold War attention has focused on Islam as a central force of disruption within a New World Order. This perspective has been heightened by the assault on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, and France's 2004 ban of the wearing of headscarves. Reporting Islam is a timely contribution to this debate which looks at the ways in which Muslims are represented in the British news media. Elizabeth Poole examines the claim that Muslims are universally demonized in the British press and comes to some illuminating conclusions.