Covering Islam Publisher by Edward W. Said
How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World
It argues that Western media, scholars, and “experts” routinely portray Islam and Muslim societies in reductive, alarmist terms—framing them as monolithic, backward, or inherently violent—and that these distorted images serve geopolitical and ideological interests. Using case studies of coverage from Iran to Afghanistan, it traces how professional routines, political pressures, and orientalist assumptions shape reporting and analysis, producing knowledge that justifies policy choices and public prejudice. The work calls for more historically grounded, context-sensitive reporting and for critical awareness of the political functions of how the Islamic world is represented.
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- 1981
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- American
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