Habib Battah Habib Battah is a Beirut-based journalist and media critic, blogging at www.BeirutReport.com. Culture & Society | Jul 31, 2012 The Good and Bad Muslims Of Western Media The vilification and stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims is rampant, writes Habib Battah. Most recently, ABC aired a Barbara Walters special that asked people of various faiths about heaven. But while most religions were given nuanced portrayals, Muslims were presented as either good, soft-spoken scholars, or bad, bloodthirsty terrorists. Latest News French police break up pro-Palestinian university protest Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 More than 100 arrested at US university pro-Palestinian protests Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 25, 2024 US says downed Huthi anti-ship missile, four drones Agence France-Presse | AFP | Apr 24, 2024 See more Podcasts Environmental horror, ISIS resurgence in Amberin Zaman’s dispatch from Syria Palestinian UN membership struck down as US casts fourth veto Dispatch from Lebanon: We hear Israeli planes on daily basis See more
Culture & Society | Jul 31, 2012 The Good and Bad Muslims Of Western Media The vilification and stereotyping of Arabs and Muslims is rampant, writes Habib Battah. Most recently, ABC aired a Barbara Walters special that asked people of various faiths about heaven. But while most religions were given nuanced portrayals, Muslims were presented as either good, soft-spoken scholars, or bad, bloodthirsty terrorists.
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