Oborne concludes that in today’s climate the media say things about Islam and Muslims they would never say about other groups. When he replaces the word’ ‘Muslim’ in some recent headlines with ‘Jews’, ‘Blacks’ and ‘Gays’ and shows them to members of the public, they find those headlines deeply offensive.
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What the Mail and Express coverage of the NUT paper ‘In Good Faith’ (not available online yet) shows is how far the tabloids have come in being able to demonise particular ‘out groups’. A few years ago, they managed to turn the term ‘asylum seeker’ into an insult. They’ve now managed to do the same [...]
In their quest to present Muslims as monsters forever complaining about their lot, what absurd and immoral lengths might the gutter press stoop to? How about this made-up story in the Daily Arswipe, headline: “Pro-Empire Historians Fear Muslim Backlash”
Julaybib Ayoub
February 29, 2008 – 11:26 pm
So, there’s not really that much of a problem here. Since we have no direct quotes from any of the Universities that says that female Muslim students had refused to scrub properly and been allowed to get away with it, it’s likely that what’s happened is something a whole lot less worrying than either paper [...]
February 12, 2008 – 11:59 pm
Phillips shows extraordinary presumption in demanding the sacking or resignation of Dr Williams because of this. Phillips is not a Christian, Anglican or otherwise, and her opinions on what is appropriate for Dr Williams are irrelevant unless it directly affects her community, which this does not. The speech was about the status of another community; [...]
