A CASE STUDY OF MEDIA-PROPAGATED ISLAMOPHOBIA

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MACLEANS MAGAZINE: A CASE STUDY OF MEDIA-PROPAGATED ISLAMOPHOBIA

Prepared by:

Khurrum Awan, Muneeza Skeikh, Naseem Mithoowani

LLB (Osgoode Hall Law School – 2007)

Ali Ahmed

LLB Candidate (Osgoode Hall Law School – 2008)

Daniel Simard

LLB Candidate (Osgoode Hall Law School – 2009)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

STATEMENT OF CONCERNS: *

Promoting Islamophobia and Fear of Muslims *Representing Muslims as violent people who are incapable of living peacefully in their host societies *

Casting of suspicion on Muslims at large as potential terrorists, extremists, and radicals: *

Representing the presence and growth of Muslims in Western societies as a threat to traditional Western culture and the “Western” values of democracy, freedom, and human rights *

Attempting to import a racist discourse and language into mainstream discourse in Canadian society *

Attacking multiculturalism and religious freedoms *

Attacking laws that provide protection to identifiable communities from discriminatory journalism *

Condemning any and all efforts by Politicians, Law Enforcement, Media and other institutions to reach out to Muslim communities and to exercise sensitivity. *

Conclusion: *

APPENDIX *

The future belongs to Islam *Wake up, ostriches: Islam’s in an expansionary phase. In case you hadn’t noticed *

Wake up, Europe. It may already be too late — Why the fall and spring riot seasons in France are signs of the coming apocalypse *

What should I do, Imam? Novelist Robert Ferrigno imagines the Islamic Republic of America in the year 2040 *

Celebrate tolerance, or you’re dead – Oriana Fallaci appeals to Europe to save itself. Good luck *

The press darling who became ‘the Jew’ *

Why are teachers trashing Western values? *

Feeding the hand that bites them *

The little mosque that couldn’t – We’re so boundlessly tolerant we tolerate endless dreary shows about how intolerant we are *

The war on terror is the real women’s issue – Feminists whine about life in the West but they won’t fight the bigger battle *

The church dance that snowballed – A masterful new work on al-Qaeda and 9/11 explains how a loser cult has metastasized *

Q&A with terrorism expert David Harris – On how Canada is handling the issue of Islamic extremism *

A Twilight zone of insanity – Cartoons in a Danish newspaper depicting the prophet Muhammed have set off a clash of civilizations. Problem is, all blonds look alike in a jihad. *

Finally, someone who cares about Christians – Christendom might finally have a saviour in the Pope *

Far better to be at the zoo than this circus *

Racism is the core force behind the carnage in Darfur *

The Making of a Canadian Terrorist – From small-town boy to al-Qaeda assassin *

A ‘Canadian spy’ – Afghan authorities claim a Calgary man in a Kabul jail is part of a larger network backing the insurgency *

‘I begged to confess’ – William Sampson makes stunning revelations about his rape and torture by the Saudis *

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