Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach

The proponent of modernity and western mode envision the triumph of a one global hegemony. The entities termed as mass media are the most important strategic components of this development. The role of mass media at shaping the global citizenry in tune with a particular cultural pattern is apparent...

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Main Authors:	Rahath House, Yousef, Hashim, Rosnani
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London 2013
Subjects:	HM826 Social institutions
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/42983/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42983/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/42983/3/42983.pdf

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spelling	iium-429832015-05-26T00:22:11Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/42983/ Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach Rahath House, Yousef Hashim, Rosnani HM826 Social institutions The proponent of modernity and western mode envision the triumph of a one global hegemony. The entities termed as mass media are the most important strategic components of this development. The role of mass media at shaping the global citizenry in tune with a particular cultural pattern is apparent. Because of lack of concerted efforts in this field from Muslim activists, cultural invasion in the Muslim world especially among Muslim youth is greater than it is in the rest of the world. The main focus of this paper is to analyze this crisis and propose an alternative agenda in developing a new approach to reduce the negative impacts of the mass media. The approach is based on the premise that the media is currently dominated by a power structure whose interests do not concur with that of the ummah. This approach aims to counter western hegemony over the mass media and, thus over the minds of the global populace. It is specifically aimed at developing a genuine Muslim mass media culture and activism grounded on Islamic principles, thereby to defend Islamic interests. The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/42983/3/42983.pdf Rahath House, Yousef and Hashim, Rosnani (2013) Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach. The Islamic Quarterly, 57 (3). pp. 199-215. ISSN 0021-1842 http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=28212992
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description	The proponent of modernity and western mode envision the triumph of a one global hegemony. The entities termed as mass media are the most important strategic components of this development. The role of mass media at shaping the global citizenry in tune with a particular cultural pattern is apparent. Because of lack of concerted efforts in this field from Muslim activists, cultural invasion in the Muslim world especially among Muslim youth is greater than it is in the rest of the world. The main focus of this paper is to analyze this crisis and propose an alternative agenda in developing a new approach to reduce the negative impacts of the mass media. The approach is based on the premise that the media is currently dominated by a power structure whose interests do not concur with that of the ummah. This approach aims to counter western hegemony over the mass media and, thus over the minds of the global populace. It is specifically aimed at developing a genuine Muslim mass media culture and activism grounded on Islamic principles, thereby to defend Islamic interests.
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author	Rahath House, Yousef Hashim, Rosnani
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title	Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach
title_short	Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach
title_full	Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach
title_fullStr	Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach
title_full_unstemmed	Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach
title_sort	media politics and islam: a constructive approach
publisher	The Islamic Cultural Centre and London Central Mosque, London
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Media politics and Islam: a constructive approach

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