Comments on: One Friday for British Muslims http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2006/11/04/one_friday_for_british_muslims Politics, tech and media issues from a Muslim perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thersites http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2006/11/04/one_friday_for_british_muslims#comment-4287 Thersites Sat, 04 Nov 2006 16:28:03 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/ijwp/mt.php/2006/11/04/one_friday_for_british_muslims#comment-4287 "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. “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.

]]> By: Julaybib http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/mt.php/2006/11/04/one_friday_for_british_muslims#comment-4286 Julaybib Sat, 04 Nov 2006 08:52:29 +0000 http://www.blogistan.co.uk/ijwp/mt.php/2006/11/04/one_friday_for_british_muslims#comment-4286 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 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

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