total population of the country. According to the general definition of a minority given in the dictionary‚ a minority is considered to be a group differing especially in terms of race‚ religion‚ ethnic background from the majority population. In a world where there are numerous races‚ cultures‚ traditions‚ religions etc. conflict is inevitable which often leads to discrimination and marginalization of the minority groups. However‚ Prof. Imtiaz Ahmed rightly argues that “minorities are not based on
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her book “Rethinking Muslim women and the veil” by critically examining western media’s representation and perceptions of the veil. She also takes it one step further by interviewing sixteen Muslim women residing in Toronto; with attempts to challenge the popular western stereotype that the veil is oppressive and to stress the multiple meanings behind Muslim women’s choice of covering (Bullock‚ 2002). Whereas Asma Barlas explores the politics of morality and immorality of Muslim bodies‚ also touching
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Islam Islam & Muslims in Western Media In July 12‚ 2008 publication of the New York Times‚ it was reported that the President of Sri Lanka was killed in a suicide attack. The religion of the suicide bomber was never reported. The very same newspaper (on November 5‚ 2009)‚ reported that how a Muslim attacker attacked the US Base and killed US army soldiers. This discrimination against the Muslims and Islam is nothing but the fruit of Western Media’s propaganda against the Muslims and Islam. In
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position of women in the Islamic societies; it is rather the pre-Islamic patriarchal ideologies existing in a particular society‚ combined with the lack of education and ignorance‚ which construct the Muslim women ’s position. In the early days of Islam‚ women enjoyed more freedom than many Muslim women today. Women were protected by laws concerning such areas as inheritance‚ divorce‚ and property. Also‚ women and men were considered religiously equal‚ according to one interpretation of the Qu
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Islamism is an ideology that demands Muslims complete adherence to the law of Islam and rejects as much as possible outside influence. It is based with a deep antagonism towards non-Muslims and has a particular hostility towards the West. It amounts to an effort to turn Islam‚ a religion and civilization‚ into an ideology. Islamism is‚ in other words‚ another twentieth-century radical utopian discourse‚ offering a way to control the state‚ run society‚ and give the Muslim community a sense of unity. Islamism
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Noor (1213237) 19 May 2014 -Global Challenges for Muslim Community- Globalization has a big influence to Muslim populations and it brings huge impacts to the world in every single aspect. Plus‚ global economy is one of the greatest things happened directly proportional to the rise of globalization. The concept of globalization brings the culture of being competitive among people and surely Muslims are included. Countries around the world compete with each other in order to gain the superpower
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Impact of blasphemous movie “innocence of Muslims” on the Muslims countries; Analysis of such stereotypical representations by western media. Abstract: Media is held responsible for the distorted and caricature image of Muslims and their most holy figure prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in the West. The movie “innocence of Muslims” is the most recent stereotype demonstration of them. People’s thinking on a matter‚ which they don’t have much knowledge about‚ is largely formed by what media
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thought‚ portrays Muslims as fundamentalists or potential terrorists. Some of these ideas that the Western people have about Islam are due to the mass media of the West. Reporters who cover the Muslim world often know very little details about it. The media then develops a distorted image of Islam that Western culture adopts (Agha 2). A major factor which contributes to Islamic stereotyping in the West is due to the media ’s ignorance of selecting their words that describe Muslims. Some common
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Nowadays Muslim world has become a hub of problems. Multifarious aspects like war‚ terrorism‚ violence‚ corruption‚ injustice‚ lack of progress‚ poverty‚ illiteracy‚ human rights violation‚ dictatorship‚ lack of political transparency‚ ethnic conflicts and regional divisions have increased the vulnerabilities to the human life. Interests of few monsters have endangered the fragile common life of Muslims living in this part of the globe. The teachings of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) have sunk into oblivion
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PAKISTAN AND THE MUSLIM WORLD ZULFIKAR ALI BHUTTO Reproduced By: Sani H. Panhwar Member Sindh Council‚ PPP Pakistan and the Muslim World; Copyright © www.bhutto.org 1 Speech delivered by Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto‚ the Foreign Minister of Pakistan to the Pakistan Islamic Council for International Affairs‚ Karachi‚ June 13‚ 1965 An essential feature of the foreign policy of Pakistan is its marked emphasis on the extensive civilization of Islam as a force of emancipation and progress
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