Why Do Americans think that Muslims are terrorists?

Islam And Media Md. Anisul Haque Research Paper 111 0971 030

Literature Review

Islam?

ISLAM

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

Other Religious Scriptures

Islam Christian

Hindu

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

Shariah Law

Degradation of Women

Severe Punishments

Stealing

Adultery

Other Religions

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

Jihad

Jihad.org

Struggle

Warfare

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

What is Terrorism?

9/11 Attacks London Bomb blast

Serial Bomb Blas In

Bombay

11th July Bomb blast

Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Mao Tse TsungBenito Mussolini

Maximilin

AshokaSaddam Hussain

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

Who has killed the maximum number of people ?

George W. Bush

Hitler

Joseph Stalin

Mao Tse Tsung

Benito Mussolini

Maximilin

Ashoka

Saddam Hussain

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

International Media

Al Quaeda

US Invasion of Iraq

9/11 Inside job

Games and Movies

Regional Terrorism

Major Terrorist Attacks:

What is Terrorism?

Shred 3

Major Terrorist Attacks:

International Politics

Suspicion

Oil Rich Countries

Torture

Major Terrorist Attacks:

Methodology

Primary Research

Google Scholar

Global Terrorism Database

FBI official website

US Justice Department

Journal Database of NSU library

Internet

Secondary Research

Surveys

Interviews

71%

29%

Gender Male Female

1%

21%

74%

3%

15-17 18-21 22-25 25+

Age Group

80%

10%5% 3% 2%

Bangladesh USA Canada Pakistan Ghana

Nationality

75%

10%

12%

3%

Islam

Christian

Hindu

Atheist

Religion

99%

1%

Yes No

Do you think Islam is a religion of Peace?

5%

95%

Yes No

Do you think Islam encourages Violence?

94%

6%

Yes No

Do you think there are Extremists in every religion?

81%

17%

Yes No

Do you think there are religions that encourage violence?

19%

71%

0%

10%

International

Media

International

Politics

Islam Other

What do you think is responsible for the endorsement

of violence, in other words, terrorism?

92%

8%

Yes

No

Do you think Islam is being

misrepresented?

37%

33%

15%

6%9%

International

Media

International

Politics

Societal

views

Threat to

other

religion

Other

What do you think is responsible for this

misrepresentation of Islam?

98%

2%

Yes

No

Do you think the media plays a role in how

Muslims are misportrayed?

93%

5%0% 2%

Yes I have Muslim

friends but I have

never doubted

them for being

terrorists.

Yes I have

Muslims friends

and I have

wondered if they

are terrorists or

not

No I don’t have

Muslim friends

but I highly doubt

that Muslims are

terrorists

No I don’t have

Muslims friends

and I still don’t

think Muslims are

terrorists

Do you have any friends who are Muslims? If

so, did you ever wonder whether or not they were

terrorists?

90%

3%

1%

5%

Yes I have Non Muslim friends but I

have never doubted them for being

terrorists.

Yes I have Non Muslim friends and I

have wondered if they are terrorists

or not

No I don’t have Non Muslim friends

but I highly doubt that they are

terrorists

No I don’t have Non Muslim friends

and I still don’t think they are

terrorists

Do you have any Non Muslim (Hindu, Christian, Jew

etc.) friends? If so, did you ever wonder whether or

not they were terrorists?

What is your understanding of Islam?

Do you think Islam encourages violence? If so, please

explain. If not, why not?

Do you think Islam is being misrepresented? If so, please

explain.

Summary of Research findings