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Dispatches: it shouldn't happen to a muslim
by beesyd
05:53pm - 28th June, 2008
Monday 7 July 2008 at 8pm on
Channel 4
Dispatches: It Shouldn't Happen to a
Muslim
On the third anniversary of the 7/7
London Bombings, political
commentator and journalist Peter
Oborne investigates whether these
attacks and the fear of terrorism has
fuelled the rise of violence,
intolerance and hatred against British
Muslims. He discovers that for many
in the Muslim community, Britain is
becoming a very frightening place.
Dispatches meets a range of British
Muslims who now live in daily fear,
some because their homes are
constantly vandalised, others
because they or family have suffered
devastatingly violent attacks.
An exclusive ICM opinion poll
commissioned for Dispatches
reveals the extent to which Muslims
have experienced hostility, abuse
and prejudice since 7/7. The same
poll also reveals the general public's
attitudes towards Islam and relations
with Muslims.
Since the bombings there has
understandably been much press
coverage of the attacks and other
terrorist incidents. Oborne
investigates whether this coverage
has had the side-effect of portraying
Islam and British Muslims in a
relentlessly negative fashion, leading
to the demonization of a diverse
group of two million people, most of
whom have nothing to do with
terrorism.
Dispatches commissioned a
sophisticated study of press
coverage from Cardiff University's
School of Journalism. The research
examined articles published in the
British press over the last eight
years and their depiction of Muslims
and Islam. The troubling results of
the study are revealed in the film.
Oborne also investigates the
sources and accuracy of a rash of
press stories that have entered the
public consciousness – such as a
London council 'banning Christmas'
out of deference to Muslims and a
'Muslim hate mob' wrecking a house
rented to returning soldiers from
Afghanistan.
Oborne concludes that in today's
climate the media say things about
Islam and Muslims they would never
say about other groups. When he
replaces the word' 'Muslim' in some
recent headlines with 'Jews', 'Blacks'
and 'Gays' and shows them to
members of the public, they find
those headlines deeply offensive.
In his first interview since leaving the
Metropolitan Police, the man who
headed anti-terror operations on 7/7
and afterwards, former assistant
commissioner Andy Hayman talks
about the poor relations between
Muslims and the security services.
There will also be an opportunity to
put your questions to Peter Oborne
in a live web chat that will take place
on the Channel 4 website after the
Dispatches programme finishes at
9pm on Monday 7th July.
by beesyd
05:53pm - 28th June, 2008
Monday 7 July 2008 at 8pm on
Channel 4
Dispatches: It Shouldn't Happen to a
Muslim
On the third anniversary of the 7/7
London Bombings, political
commentator and journalist Peter
Oborne investigates whether these
attacks and the fear of terrorism has
fuelled the rise of violence,
intolerance and hatred against British
Muslims. He discovers that for many
in the Muslim community, Britain is
becoming a very frightening place.
Dispatches meets a range of British
Muslims who now live in daily fear,
some because their homes are
constantly vandalised, others
because they or family have suffered
devastatingly violent attacks.
An exclusive ICM opinion poll
commissioned for Dispatches
reveals the extent to which Muslims
have experienced hostility, abuse
and prejudice since 7/7. The same
poll also reveals the general public's
attitudes towards Islam and relations
with Muslims.
Since the bombings there has
understandably been much press
coverage of the attacks and other
terrorist incidents. Oborne
investigates whether this coverage
has had the side-effect of portraying
Islam and British Muslims in a
relentlessly negative fashion, leading
to the demonization of a diverse
group of two million people, most of
whom have nothing to do with
terrorism.
Dispatches commissioned a
sophisticated study of press
coverage from Cardiff University's
School of Journalism. The research
examined articles published in the
British press over the last eight
years and their depiction of Muslims
and Islam. The troubling results of
the study are revealed in the film.
Oborne also investigates the
sources and accuracy of a rash of
press stories that have entered the
public consciousness – such as a
London council 'banning Christmas'
out of deference to Muslims and a
'Muslim hate mob' wrecking a house
rented to returning soldiers from
Afghanistan.
Oborne concludes that in today's
climate the media say things about
Islam and Muslims they would never
say about other groups. When he
replaces the word' 'Muslim' in some
recent headlines with 'Jews', 'Blacks'
and 'Gays' and shows them to
members of the public, they find
those headlines deeply offensive.
In his first interview since leaving the
Metropolitan Police, the man who
headed anti-terror operations on 7/7
and afterwards, former assistant
commissioner Andy Hayman talks
about the poor relations between
Muslims and the security services.
There will also be an opportunity to
put your questions to Peter Oborne
in a live web chat that will take place
on the Channel 4 website after the
Dispatches programme finishes at
9pm on Monday 7th July.