“According to the largest survey of its kind in the UK, over a quarter of children aged between 10 and 16 believe Islam encourages terrorism, and almost a third believe Muslims are taking over the country. In addition, 37% of British people who were surveyed admitted they would support policies to reduce the number of Muslims in the country … Of course, the media should not be held responsible for violence against Muslims – that is the liability of the attackers. But with over 90% of reports about Muslims taking a negative angle and playing up faith, even when irrelevant, it is not reasonable to deny that the media plays a key role in the development of anti-Muslim hatred”.
This interesting Guardian article from Miqdaad Versi on 23/9/2015 outlines and evidences the point but, importantly, in the spirit of “We are equal members of society and demand fairness, not favours. Avoiding daily smears, group libel and the violent consequences is not too much to ask of the nation’s editors”, also suggests what might be done about the news reporting…
To read the full article please see:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/sep/23/media-muslims-study
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