Abstract In several European countries, Slovakia included, Islamophobia has been shaped by the challenges faced Europe (an influx of refugees, terrorism, rise far right) since circa 2015. Anti-Muslim narratives have penetrated politics as well media and are shared a significant part Slovak population. This article aims at contributing to existing research on in through an exploratory case study...

The persistent conflict resulting from distinctions in our diverse world are sustained by suspicion and fear public life, yet cultural products offer insights into societal issues, highlighting the significance of mutual respect authentic freedom. This study examined Soumission (2015) Houellebecq as its main data source to trace Islam deconstruct intertextually misconceptions novel. uses qualit...

The occurrence of the 9/11 attacks marked sharp rise public narrative Islamophobia in US and West. This backlash against Islam Muslims came about as a consequence media campaign led by Fox News far-right outlets, which represent conservative socio-political agenda. has employed translation its negative representation Muslims. Hence, this research applies analytical framework theory to sample ep...

This paper reflects on the role of mass media in the social reproduction of one form of racism: Islamophobia. Firstly, the article focus on the dominant representations of “Muslim women” in the western media in general and in Spanish media in particular, in order to highlight the specific characteristics of the image of the female Muslim “other” and, likewise, in order to analyse— from a gender...