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Reporting Islam examines the coverage of Muslim women in the New York Times from 1979-2011. The analysis addresses the nature of the coverage; whether there are parallels in the depiction of Muslim women from the Middle East and South Asia and with the US government policies toward these countries; and the relationship between feminism in the US and the representation of Muslim women in the US.
At a time when women often become the iconic representatives of their nations, their cultures and their religions, this book offers unique insight into how a dramatic period of contemporary history for the Middle East and South Asia was depicted by the leading print newspaper in the world. The coverage captures the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the rise of Islamist movements across the Middle East, South Asia, and Africa, the first Gulf War, the 9/11 events, the second Gulf War, the War on Terror, and the Arab uprisings. The book asks critical questions about the wider implications of the misrepresentation of Muslim women in the media, and the links between print news, US foreign policy and women.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction Suad Joseph, University of California, Davis, USA
1. Maturing Islam: Turkey as the Site of Islamic Liberalization in the New York Times, 1980-2011, Caroline McKusick, University of California, Davis, USA
2. The Material life of Representation: "Veiled Muslim Women" in the New York Times, 1980-2011, Lena Meari, Birzeit University, Palestine
3. Specters of Islam: Anti-Islamist (Re)Presentations in Secular Media and Feminism in the New York Times, 1979-2011, Tanzeen Rashed Doha, University of California, Davis, USA
4. Friends and Foes: The Pragmatic Liberal Biases in Representation of Saudi Women vs. Iranian Women in the New York Times, 1980-2011, Hakeem Naim, University of California, Berkeley, USA
5. The Islamic World Is Flat(tened): Contesting Islam in South Asia in the New York Times, 1980-2011, Rajbir Judge, California State University, USA
