Newspapers who have had 'Islamophobic' headlines/opinions :

"Fanatics with a death wish: I was born in Britain but I am a Muslim first".






"Gangsters destroy distilleries in the name of Islamic purity”
"Islamic schools where zealots learn to hate West”
"London to host Islamic ‘celebration’ of Sept 11”
"Islamic extremists join Battle in Britain”

"We can only hope that the courageous refusal of so many prominent politicians, religious leaders and others to sign the Pledge to British Muslims is a turning-point. Tolerance is a two-way street. As Dave Allen used to sign off - goodnight, and may your God go with you"










"U.S. Islamic Schools Teaching Homegrown Hate”
"Muslims in Netherlands Being Recruited for Suicide Missions"
"Husband Arrested in Killing of Wife and Two In-Laws over Islam Belief"
"Warm Words for Bin Laden as Muslim Fundamentalists Gather in Britain"


Xx By Tanya xX

Asghar Bukhari Debating on Sky News XxNaziyaXx




This is one of the news that i found and came across. This is a clear example of how Muslims are being represented through the media. As you can see, Asghar Bukhari is debating that taking the Veil off is not a good idea, and he also mentions why are the Muslims specifically getting targeted at. i believe that this is a excellent example to use in our documentary 'Islamophobia' as it covers some of the idea we have come across.

Dr Zakir Naik Grammatical Mistakes in Quran Is there any ? Xx Naziya Xx

A medical doctor by professional training, Dr. Zakir Naik is renowed as a dynamic international orator on Islam and Comparative Religion. Dr. Zakir Naik clarifies Islamic viewpoints and clears misconceptions about Islam, using the Qur'an, authentic Hadith and other religious Scriptures as a basis, in conjunction with reason, logic and scientific facts.

Dr. Zakir is popular for his critical analysis and convincing answers to challenging questions posed by audiences after his public talks. In the last 6 years (by the year 2002), Dr. Zakir Naik has delivered more than 600 public talks in the U.S.A., Canada, U.K., Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, South Africa, Mauritius, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Hongkong, Thailand, Guyana (South America) and many other countries, in addition to numerous public talks in India.

XxNaziyaXx

Sami Yusuf - Hasbi Xx Naziya Xx




I have added in the lyrics for this nasheed, for those people that do not understand what Sami Yusuf is saying. The reason why me and Tanya decided to use his music in 'Islamophobia' is because he is well known and his nasheeds are excellent.

Hasbi Rabbi

O Allah the Almighty
Protect me and guide me
To your love and mercy
Ya Allah don’t deprive me
From beholding your beauty
O my Lord accept this plea

CHORUS:
Hasbi rabbi jallallah
Ma fi qalbi ghayrullah
My Lord is enough for me, Glory be to Allah
There is nothing in my heart except Allah

CHORUS

Hindi:
Wo tanha kaun hai
Badshah wo kaun hai
Meherba wo kaun hai
Who is the only One?
Who is the King?
Who is the Merciful?

Kya unchi shan hai
Uskey sab nishan hai
Sab dilon ki jan hai
Who is the most praised and benevolent?
Whatever you see in this world is His sign
He’s the love of every soul

CHORUS

Turkish:
Affeder gunahi
Alemin padisahi
Yureklerin penahi
He is the Forgiver of all sins
He is the King of the universe
He is the Refuge of all hearts

Isit Allah derdimi, bu ahlarimi
Rahmeyle, bagisla gunahlarimi
Hayreyle hem aksam hem sabahlarimi
O Allah hear my sorrows and my sighs
Have mercy and pardon my sins
Bless my night and days

CHORUS

Arabic:
Ya rabbal ‘alamin
Salli ‘ala Tahal amin
Fi kulli waqtin wa hin
O Lord of the worlds
Send peace and blessings
On Ta-ha the trustworthy
In every time and at every instant

Imla’ qalbi bil yaqin
Thabbitni ‘ala hadhad din
Waghfir li wal muslimin
Fill my heart with conviction
Make me steadfast on this Religion
And forgive me and all the believers

CHORUS

You Know My Name - Chris Cornell
Xx Tanya xX








Chris Cornell You Know My Name Lyrics
If you take a life do you know what you'll give? Odds are, you won't like what it is When the storm arrives, would you be seen with me? By the merciless eyes of deceit I've seen angels fall from blinding heights But you yourself are nothing so divine Just next in line Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you The odds will betray you And I will replace you You can't deny the prize it may never fulfill you It longs to kill you Are you willing to die? The coldest blood runs through my veins You know my name If you come inside things will not be the same When you return to the night And if you think you've won You never saw me change The game that we have been playing I've seen diamonds cut through harder men Than you yourself But if you must pretend You may meet your end Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you The odds will betray you And I will replace you You can't deny the prize it may never fulfill you It longs to kill you Are you willing to die? The coldest blood runs through my veins Try to hide your hand Forget how to feel (Forget how to feel) Life is gone with just a spin of the wheel (Spin of the wheel) Arm yourself because no-one else here will save you The odds will betray you And I will replace you You can't deny the prize it may never fulfill you It longs to kill you Are you willin' to die? The coldest blood runs through my veins You know my name (You know my name) You know my name (You know my name) You know my name!You know my name!You know my name!

I think Chris Cornell's "You Know My Name", is a really upbeat piece of music that would really work well on our 'Montage Sequence' due to the fact that it would grab the audiences' attention as its quite Rock. Furthermore the song words are appropriate in many ways for example the use of the word ' Kill' can clearly relate to Muslims because there's a common stereotype that Muslims are all terrorists, and therefore they are all out to 'Kill' when in fact they're not etc

Xx By Tanya xX

Sorry i have taken the pictures off, as it will offend many Muslims out there! Sorry...

Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy

The Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy began after twelve editorial cartoons most of which depicted the Islamic prophet Muhammed, were published in the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten on 30Th September 2005. The newspaper announced that this publication was an attempt to contribute to the debate regarding criticism of Islam. In response, Danish Muslims held public protests. As the controversy grew, examples of the cartoons were reprinted in newspapers in more than fifty other countries, which led to violent as well as peaceful protests, including rioting particularly in the Muslim World. Critics of the cartoons describe them as Islamophobic or racist . However Supporters of the cartoons claim they illustrate an important issue in a period of Islamic Terrorism and that their publication is a legitimate exercise of the right of free-speech. The Hypodermic Needle Theory The Hypodermic Needle Theory suggests that the media is like a syringe which injects ideas, attitudes, and beliefs into the audience. As you can see the Danish Cartoons do inject ideas, attitudes and beliefs into the audience due to the fact that they are portraying all Muslims as terrorists when in fact it is just a minority.Therefore the Danish cartoons are following 'The Hypodermic Needle Theory',as they are giving out the belief system that all Muslims are extreme in their beliefs. This helps the public turn against Muslims causing an 'Islamophobic' feeling in the society that we live in. Xx By Tanya xX

Efforts against Islamophobia...
While researching on 'Islamophobia' I came across a really useful site, that shows how 'Islamophobia' is being tackled in a number of places, which would be quite useful to conclude our documentary on.

The Website is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamophobia#Efforts_against_Islamophobia


Some of the main points that me and Naziya have considered to include in our documentary include:


1. Council on American-Islamic Relations(CAIR) states that throughout the 2000s, it has been active in defending American-Muslims against Islamophobia.

2. 50,000 people signed a petition urging the President of France Jacques Chirac to curb the growing hatred and discrimination towards Muslims in France.

3.Following the July 7 bombings, the British government set up a number of initiatives aimed at combating Islamophobia, including the "National Forum against extremism and Islamophobia".

4.The Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, said that the Media bore some responsibility for the apparent rise in Islamophobia, and said that a "rising tide of Islamophobia" in the media must be challenged. He compared the reporting of Muslims in contemporary Britain to the way the flight of Jews from Russia had been covered 100 years ago. There was also plans by the British government to ban incitement to "religious hatred".

Xx By Tanya xX

Alternative Christmas Message (Channel 4, 25th December 2006)
By The Muslim Lecturer Khadija

The Alternative Christmas message was a very useful piece of research that I came across, as it demonstrated the experiences of a Christian woman converting to Islam 10-11 years ago.

Even though the "Alternative Christmas Message" was a short programme, it had some very typical conventions of a documentary, that would be very useful when we are producing our own documentary on "Islamophobia".

1. Archive Footage -The use of the Archive footage such as the riots in London were very successful as it educated and informed the public about the recent events that have taken place that relate to Islam etc. Additionally the archive footage also helped to back up Khadija's argument. This use of Archive footage would be useful when we are producing "Islamophobia", as we could show where the Islamophobic feeling originated from e.g . September 11Th, as it would help strengthen our argument.

2. Voice over- The voice over/narrator of the programme is actually the lecturer Khadija throughout. This is helping to challenge the patriarchal society due to the fact that it is usually a Male voice over. We have also decided to have a female voice over in "Islamophobia" because it demonstrates that the society that we live in has moved on in time, therefore it connotes that our documentary is dealing with current issues.

3. The Talking Head- Throughout the documentary Khadija can be seen as the Talking Head, due to the fact that she is a lecturer and is therefore seen as authoritative and knowledgeable because she is presenting the public with factual information about her faith. It is quite useful to have a 'talking head' in "Islamophobia" because it helps put an argument to the public across making them think in a certain way, and it also makes your argument seem more believable because you are sort of having an expert talking about their chosen topic.

4. Framing- Throughout the "Alternative Christmas Message" we are shown a number of shots that are mainly medium shots of Khadija on the right hand side of the screen. In the background of the shots it is rather plain, this helps make Khadija stand out . The framing is very successful due to the fact that it allows the the audience to empathise with Khadija's argument due to the minimalism . Therefore when we are producing "Islamophobia" we would have to take into account the different types of framing that we would use, as we want to help create different meanings amongst the viewers about our chosen topic.

5. Music- The "Alternative Christmas Message" has very little music throughout the programme . The only time when we here music is at the beginning and at the end of the programme , the music is parallel due to the fact that it is instrumental Christmas music and therefore it goes with the whole theme of the programme which is 'Christmas'. It is also very calming and therefore it attracts the audience because Christmas is seen as quite a relaxing time of the year . As a result when we are producing "Islamophobia" we would have to take into account the type of music we would use such as contrapuntal or parallel music, as music is a very expressive way to show emotions etc and therefore it helps create meaning amongst our audience about our chosen topic.


Xx By Tanya xX

Khadija's Christmas Message

Xx Naziya & TanyaXx

Update for the things we have done since the last posting of 'Islamophobia':

1. We have posted our questions for both the author and the scholar, who will be featured in 'Islamophobia'.
2. We have also updated our blog, by doing things such as further research.
3. We have also finished collecting recent newspaper articles on 'Islamophobia', which would be featured in 'Islamophobia'.
4. Hopefully by next week we will post our other research such as, the newspaper articles and video clips, and are hoping to recieve the camera and get down to work.

we are hoping to complete our research by the end of this week (2nd Feb)

XxNaziya and TanyaXx

Possible Interview Questions for Anshuman ( author) and Scholar(of Muslim Mosque)...

Questions for Anshuman...

1. What inspired you to write a book about 'Islamophobia'?
2. How does your book challenge common stereotypes of Muslims?
3. Do you believe that the majority of the Muslim community should be blamed for the terrorist attacks that have occurred?
4. How has the media had a major effect on how Muslims are being represented?
5. In what ways are Politicians representing Muslims in a negative way and how is this effecting all Muslims?
6. Why are Muslims always seen in a negative way and not a positive one?
7. In the past there were major conflicts between Hindu and Muslims in places like India. Being a Hindu yourself whose generations may have experienced this conflict, what made you write a book specifically on Islam?

Questions for Scholar...

1. How does the Quran condemn the terrorist attacks that have taken place?
2. What are your personal views about people who are specifically targeting Muslims in an Islamophobic way?
3. Does the Quran in anyway promote terrorist activities?
4. Why do you think that it is always Muslims who are being victimised in our society and not others?
5. What were your persoanl views about the terrorist attacks that have occured across the world e.g. September 11 and July 7?
6. What does the Quran say about how Muslims should live their lives?
7. Do you believe that Muslims would ever live in peace in the near future?

What is Islamophobia?



Islamophobia is an irrational fear or prejudice towards Islam and Muslims.



This is the definition that we will be using in our practical production, as it is simple to understand and gets to the point for out target audience of 16+.

Brief Outline of 'Islamophobia'...

stages of Documentary...

1. Channel 4 logo
2. Introduction to Islamophobia (Voiceover will be male)
3. 'Islamophobia' will begin: (Title of the documentary comes up)
4. Question comes up on the screen 'What is Islamophobia?'
5. Interview people from East London, Oxford Street and local areas.
6. Definition of Islamophobia comes up.
7. Montage sequence with sub-titles and contrapuntal music of Chris Cornell.

• Montage sequence will include the following:
• September the 11th
• George Bush
• Abu Hamza- Al- Masri
• War in Iraq (Saddam Hussain)
• Osama Bin Laden
• London Bombings
• Veil (Hijab)
• Racist Danish Newspaper Cartoon.

We are hoping that this montage will last approximately 2-3 minutes.

8. We are going to be using an expert called Anushuman, that has published a book on 'Islam'. Here we will be challenging the typical stereotypes of Muslims.

9. We are going to have newspaper views, which will show how the media portrays 'Islam'.

10. We will be using a Sound Bridge in our documentary, after the shot of the newspaper articles.

11.After this there will be a visit to the local mosque, where we will be interviewing a scholar, to again challenge stereotypes of Muslims.

12.Overall summary with key points. To conclude our documentary!

13. Final rhetorical question, to engage the audience.

14. Final credits.

By XxNaziya and xxTanya

Plan for what we are going to do week beginning 15th January 2007:

1. Test Camcorder out.
2. Write up questions for interviews with Scholar and author of book.
3. Prepare story board for 'Islamophobia'.
4. Update Blog

By Tanya and Naziya

These are the images we collected for our research on 'Islamophobia'. As you can see there are a number of things that helped to trigger 'Islamophobia'.

while carrying out research on our documentary, we have found a number of causes which instigated 'Islamophobia' such as :

• September 11th



• George Bush



• Saddam Hussein (war in Iraq)



• Abu Hamza-Al-Masri



• Osama Bin Laden



• London Bombings (July 7th)



• Hijab (Hijab Protest in France)



• The Islamophobic Danish newspaper cartoon

By Tanya and Naziya

Research carried out so far for 'Islamophobia'...

1.Since October 2006, Tanya been collecting articles from newspapers that relate to 'Islamophobia'.

2.Naziya has been recording live Islamic events, such as the Global Unity Peace Conference, as well video captions from the News.

3.Tanya has been listening to contemporary Rock/Indie music that could possibly be used in 'Islamophobia' such as Chris Cornell, Greenday,Scott Matthews and Jack Johnson. Naziya has been listening to Islamic music such as Sami Yusuf , as we have decided that we would like to put both contrapuntal and parallel music.

4. Both myself and Naziya have been using the Internet to download music, pictures, videos , as well as for research purposes.

5. We have also researched into the places that we would like to interview different people such as East London, Oxford Street and local areas.

6. Moreover we have also researched into experts who are familiar with the topic 'Islamophobia', and whom we can include in our documentary.

Overall, by doing this research we have had a few ideas on the possible outcomes that 'Islamophobia' can consist of. Furthermore, in my point of view (Tanya) I found the research extremely useful as i got an insight into the world of Islam as i wasn't so familiar with it before.

By Naziya and Tanya

For my practical production, we have decided to work in a group of two to produce a 7 to 8 minute long documentary on ‘Islamophobia’. As the title suggests we will be exploring why there is such an irrational fear to Islam, and the way Muslims are being victimised in society through many aspects especially the media as its so influential, due to a number of factors like journalists who are seen as Islamophobic like Polly Toynbee. We have decided that the documentary would last approximately 7-8 minutes as our primary target audience are teenagers 16+.Moreover one of our objectives is to educate and inform the public.

Islamophobia will hopefully challenge the typical stereotypes of the way muslims are being represented in society.

By Tanya

For my practical production, we have decided to make a short documentary, on 'Islamophobia'.

In a group of two, we have decided to work together because I'm (Naziya) a muslim and my partner is a Non- Muslim, and therefore we can express our different views towards 'Islamophobia', giving a balanced argument, to our primary target audience, of teenagers 16+.

The Purpose of this documentary will be to inform and educate our target audience as well as to challenge people's views towards Islam.

By Naziya