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Abrar Discussion: Muslims and the Western Media
On Tuesday 22nd
June, a day that stood out for English football and saw
England finish top of their group in the World Cup after an
entertaining 2-2 showdown with the Swedes, Jon Snow, a world
renowned political journalist and Channel Four newsreader
attended a discussion organised by several young
professionals in the Shia community about the portrayal of
Muslims in the media. Selected individuals
from different racial and intellectual backgrounds were
invited to a discussion which took place in Abrar Islamic
Foundation, Central London.
The
Channel 4 production team filmed the
discussion as part of a documentary that will go to air in
the near future covering issues relating to the identity of
British Muslims.
The discussion
itself focused mainly around the representation of Muslims in
the media and how the gap between British Muslims and the
Western society can be shortened. Jon emphasised on
integration and engagement of the Muslims in areas such as
politics and media; and felt it was a way forward in
achieving a more tolerant British community.
When asked about his
views on Iran, Jon replied: “Iran is a wonderful place and
I’ve had the opportunity to visit on numerous occasions. To
one side it sees an unstable leadership in the state of
Pakistan and in the other (Iraq) it sees the spoils of
war”.
Jon Snow recently
reported from Iran for a week as part of the daily Channel
Four news. His team worked alongside the state
television broadcasting company IRIB in order to bring
unprecedented access to all cities in Iran – something that
had not occurred since the time of the Shah.
The meeting appears on the More4
News Blog
here.
You can listen to Jon Snows review
of the meeting
here.
(A video of the discussion will be
available soon)
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