“Islam Is Everywhere”: Pre-arab Spring Coverage of Islam in The English Egyptian Press

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Abstract

This study investigates how Islam is reported by English-language Egyptian media. Much research has examined the orientalism that occurs in the coverage of Islam in the West, but little has occurred on how Islam is covered in a Muslim-majority context. This study conducted interviews with eight journalists who report on Islam as a part of their beat in Egyptian publications and a news framing analysis was performed on articles relating to Islam in English-language Egyptian news sources Al Ahram Weekly , Daily News Egypt , and Al-Masry Al-Youm in the months before Arab Spring radically altered the shape of the country. By applying orientalism, this study hopes to examine coverage of Islam in an environment where one would expect better portrayal of Islam and to examine the ways in which reporting regarding Islam foreshadowed the changes to come.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalJournal of Media and Religion
Volume13
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2014
Externally publishedYes

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