lis’s Reviews > Covering Islam: How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World > Status Update

“The misrepresentations and distortions committed in the portrayal of Islam today argue neither a genuine desire to understand nor a willingness to listen and see what there is to see and listen to. Far from being naive or pragmatic accounts of Islam, the images and processes by which the media has delivered Islam for consider. ation to the Wester consumer of news perpetuate hostility and ignorance.”