One Friday for British Muslims

There are two sides to this. One the one hand, research shows that Muslims tend to appear in the British media primarily as MUSLIMS first and foremost, rather than as, say, academics or footballers. This extended feature doesn't challenge that framework. Muslims need to be better included within stories on mainstream issues. Pieces like this one opens us up to accusations of 'special treatment' by the so-called 'modern racists'.

But having said that, this piece does include a much wider range of Muslims than the media usually allow into their copy, including a senior naval officer. No female Muslim MPs, of course, because - and correct me if I'm wrong on this - there aren't any!

Wasalaam

TMA

"Muslims need to be better included within stories on mainstream issues. "
They are- it's just that no-one discusses the fact they are muslims unless that is the most important thing about them or the story. The result is that the newspapers' idea of a muslim derives from "professional" muslims.