The Islamic Peril: Media and Global Violence

by Karim H. Karim

TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction Chapter 1: VIOLENCE AND THE MEDIA Chapter 2: JIHAD Chapter 3: ORIENTALIST IMAGINARIES Chapter 4: ASSASSINS, KIDNAPPERS, HOSTAGES Chapter 5: THE RITES OF REPORTING A HIJACKING Chapter 6: DISPATCHES FROM THE HOLY LAND Chapter 7: CONSTRUCTING A POST-SOVIET THREAT Chapter 8: RETURNING TO A MILLENNIAL STRUGGLE Chapter 9: COVERING CONFLICTS IN FORMER COMMUNIST TERRITORIES Chapter 10: TOWARDS INFORMED AND CONSCIENTIOUS REPORTING Index List of Illustrations, Tables and Figures 1: Islam depicted as destabilizing the world
2: "Islamic" threats in journalistic discourses
3: Media clichs about Islamic resurgence
4: Portraying Christians as victims of Muslims
5: Narratives about warring Muslims
6: Constructing Islam as post-Cold War Other
7: The Gulf War as a morality play
8: Seeking peace through war Tables 1: The Allies and their enemies
2: Use of the jihad model in coverage of the 1992 Khojaly massacre

272 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000