Erik Bleich

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Community members gather during funeral prayers for Imam Maulama Akonjee and Thara Uddin, both of whom were shot dead Aug. 13, 2016, in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens. (Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images)

ReflexionesIslam y Mundo Árabe

Last week, an Islamist attacked the Strasbourg Christmas market in France and, once again, news outlets were filled with stories about Muslims and violence. Many observers believe that’s typical. Researchers have found again and again that coverage of Muslims in the American and global media is predominantly negative.

But are the media overly negative about Muslims? Given the prominence of violent Islamist terrorism and extremism since September 2001, negative stories about Muslims may simply be a result of journalists reporting the news.

We examined this and found that U.S. newspapers associate Muslims with far more negativity than terrorism or extremism would explain.…  Seguir leyendo »

A family prays on the first day of Ramadan in New York in 2017. (Reuters)

ReflexionesIslam y Mundo Árabe

Are Muslim religious practices more intense than those of other religions and inherently dangerous to Western societies? Many people believe so. In recent surveys of 15 European countries, the Pew Research Center found that between 23 and 41 percent of respondents agreed that “Muslims want to impose their religious law on everyone else.” A similar survey in the United States revealed that 35 percent of respondents believe that American Muslims are prone to extremism, and 41 percent feel that Islam encourages violence more than other faiths — expressed in former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon’s comment that Islam is “the most radical” religion in the world.…  Seguir leyendo »