Images of Islam in U.S. Media and their Educational Implications

Published in Journal of the American Educational Studies Association (2010)

In this article, the author discusses the challenge for multicultural education by reference to some of the common themes that emerge in widely disseminated negative images of Islam and Muslims in US media since September 11, 2001. Articulating this trend as a challenge to teachers aiming to provide students with more balanced, impartial understandings of Islam and Muslims, the article discusses the need for thematic, analytical, and critical media literacy in social studies classrooms that responds to the irresponsible, incidental education of mass media, discussing in relation some best teaching practices for managing resources to learn about Muslims and related topics in public schools today.

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