ABSTRACT
This collection of essays covers the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11 and beyond, from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The first part of the book deals with the use of the media as an instrument of warfare, the growing significance of religion, the emergence of transnational media and a transnational public sphere and the relationship between the West and the rest of the world. The second part of the book contains nine case studies relating to different parts of the Middle East and Asian world, all with a strong empirical focus, while at the same time elaborating the book's theoretical concerns.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 4|15 pages
Television in the United States from 9/11 and the US’s continuing ‘War on Terror’
Single theme, multiple media lenses
chapter 6|44 pages
Political Islam in Iran and the emergence of a religious public sphere
The impact of September 11
chapter 7|19 pages
September 11 and after: pressure for regulation and self-regulation in the Indian media
Pressure for regulation and self- regulation in the Indian media
chapter 8|18 pages
The Jewish hand: the response of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind
The response of the Jamaat-e-Islami
chapter 9|32 pages
The WTC tragedy and the US attack on Afghanistan: the press joins in beating the war drums T JA HJO PURNOMO W I JA D I
The press joins in beating the war drums
chapter 11|27 pages
When Osama and friends came a-calling: the political deployment of the overdetermined image of Osama ben Laden in the contestation for Islamic symbols in Malaysia FA RISH A . NOOR
The political deployment of the overdetermined image of Osama ben Laden in the contestation for Islamic symbols in Malaysia
