The Way Western Media Construct a Distorted Image in Purpose of Changing Public Opinion about Muslims in the Movie of Dictator.
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2021
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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This study will focus mainly on the way the western media tend to depict and portray Muslims, and its impact that occurs on their psyche, and the way they perceive themselves. The image of Muslims in the western media has been distorted and damaged, and this was mainly due to the long history of colonial and imperial policies of the western powers in the Islamic world. Muslims were seen as primitive barbarians who loved nothing but money and power, or being terrorists. So it was after the events of September the 11th, that this image has been promoted to a much more hideous one; that is of terrorists who craved for war and blood shedding. This image is seen to be the dominant one in western cinema and TV programs and news. Muslims have also fallen victims to this negative portrayal by Western media. These stereotypes created by western media can be both physical as well as mental. The latter is the most dangerous type for it is based on narrow-minded ideas and false data, contributes to a great extent in ruining Muslims reputation, promoting hatred, hindering their self-esteem, and more importantly destroying their own identities as Muslims. From here, our research focused on the way the Western media portrayed Muslims in the movie of The Dictator, which aimed to distort the image of Islamic religion; so our focus was on the way these outlets contribute in the shaping of the public opinion towards Muslims and the way in which they also contribute in the shaping of their perceptions towards themselves.