Muslim Articles
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An assertive new voice for Muslims
June 17, 2004
Canada's Muslims are acquiring a new and assertive national voice. This week in Toronto, the newly-formed Canadian Islamic Congress made its public debut with a survey of anti-Islam coverage in five of Canada's major newspapers.
Mukhtar Malik, one of the Congress's founders and the president of...
We're not all terrorists, Muslim leaders tell media
June 17, 2004
In a press conference in Toronto yesterday, the newly-formed umbrella organization for Canadian Muslims released the results of a six-month-long survey of five major Canadian anglophone newspapers, including the Citizen.
"We have found instances of anti-Islam in all five newspapers,'' said the ...
West uses double standard on Islam
June 17, 2004
Zinedine Zidane is my type of hero. Yes, he led France to its first World Cup victory. But more significant to me, he is French Muslim. In the final game, he used his head, twice, to make a statement: Muslims in the West are making important contributions to their countries.
Zinedine, which in A...
Questioning Our Images of Islam
June 17, 2004
Canadian journalists are becoming more sensitive in their portrayal of members of the Muslim community since Sept. 11. However, while the images of Islam have improved compared to the Gulf War a decade ago, negative stereotypes still prevail, say newspaper editors and media watchdogs.
Shahina S...
A practical list of tips for journalists and editors to consider when covering stories about Islam.
June 17, 2004
Headlines are the most obvious sign of a negative bias against Muslims in newspapers. Dominant discourse in the West carries anti-Islamic assumptions, so these headlines are still frequently used and not always noticed as problematic. Karim H. Karim, in his book Islamic Peril: Media and Global Vi...
