AbdoolKarim Vakil & Julian Petley Book Launch
Last Updated on Thursday, 22 September 2011 17:25
This event took place on Thursday, 19 May 2011 in SOAS, University of London
A double book launch was hosted for AbdoolKarim Vakil (King’s College, London), co-editor of Thinking Through Islamophobia: Global Perspectives, Hurst 2011 and Julian Petley (Brunel University) co-editor of Pointing the Finger: Islam and Muslims in the British Media, Oneworld, 2011. AbdoolKarim Vakil summarized the wide variety of available studies on Islamophobia and spoke of the relevance of his co-edited volume which draws on international case studies to explore the contested meanings of the term. Julian Petley offered an incisive critique of the British media's treatment of Muslim stories and the prevalence of a views led journalism which often pays less attention to the task of reporting and relies more on opinion making.
Click here to listen to mp3 audio of the Book launch with AbdoolKarim Vakil and Julian Petley
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