The Islamic Peril

Winner of the 2001 Robinson Book Prize for Excellence in Journalism Islamic Peril explores the lack of historical and cultural understanding in the mass media as it studies coverage of conflicts involving Muslims in the Middle East, the Caucasus, the Balkans and the West. "A valuable book."-Edward S. -Herman, SAIS Review "Karim Karim should be applauded for his excellent analysis."-Middle East Journal "An important addition to the critical literature."-Choice "In the aftermath of September 11th Islamic Peril's message has taken on a more forceful sense of relevance and urgency."-Media Karim H. Karim, Ph.D., teaches at the School of Journalism and Communication in Ottawa.

Karim H. Karim is an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University in Ottawa.

Preface to the Second Edition	p. vii
Preface to the First Edition	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Introduction	p. 1
Violence and the Media	p. 18
Jihad	p. 38
Orientalist Imaginaries	p. 55
Assassins, Kidnappers, Hostages	p. 73
The Rites of Reporting a Hijacking	p. 88
Dispatches from the Holy Land	p. 104
Constructing a Post-Soviet Threat	p. 120
Returning to a Millennial Struggle	p. 139
Covering Conflicts in Former Communist Territories	p. 158
Towards Informed and Conscientious Reporting	p. 175
Afterword	p. 197
Index	p. 201
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