Media Representation of Islam and Muslims as a Security Threat

Abstract

This study aims to provide a summary of the research on the security dimension of Islamophobia and the recent portrayal of Islam and Muslims in the Western media as a security threats. The study attempts to present a review of the findings as well as the theoretical and methodological frameworks used in various studies to analyze the representations of Islam and Muslims as a security threat that are being produced by western news media. Drawing on various approaches, research shows that discussions and discourses about Islam and Muslims are frequently produced using a variety methodologies. The research has confirmed that there is a "security threat" rhetoric that promotes and contributing towards the securitization of Islam and Muslims. The findings also showed that Western news media contained securitized images of Islam and Muslims.