Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views by Ather Farouqui

Muslims and Media Images: News versus Views, by Ather Farouqui, examines how Muslims are portrayed in news media and how that portrayal compares with Muslims' own views of themselves. It is a study of representation: who gets to describe a community, what gets left out, and what the consequences are for public understanding.

The book explores the gap between coverage and lived reality, looking at how news framing, stereotypes, and selective stories can distort the image of a diverse global community. It also considers how Muslims themselves respond to media distortion, and why media literacy matters for anyone who wants to form fair and informed opinions about Islam and Muslims in the modern world.

Key themes readers will explore:

• How news media frame and portray Muslims, and what shapes that framing
• The gap between media coverage and the lived reality of Muslim communities
• Stereotypes, distortion, and their effects on public attitudes
• Muslim voices, self-representation, and responses to media images
• Media literacy: reading news about Islam and Muslims with a critical eye

Who should read this book

This book is for students of media and journalism, readers interested in representation and public debate about Islam, and anyone who wants to understand how media images shape, and sometimes misshape, our view of Muslim communities.

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