{"id":23165,"date":"2017-03-30T14:56:25","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=23165"},"modified":"2017-03-30T14:56:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T14:56:25","slug":"the-new-criteria-of-making-headlines-muslim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/the-new-criteria-of-making-headlines-muslim","title":{"rendered":"Are British Muslims being portrayed properly in the UK media?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Sadly, you may no longer think of beautiful mosques or devout pilgrims, but insane and terrorist acts conducted by minority individual Muslims.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The girl in a loose robe with a light-coloured hajib is from a British Christian family. She started to know Islam when she was in primary school with other Muslim students. Now she has been a Muslim herself for 10 years. Her name is Laura Jones, one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatestoneinstitute.org\/9741\/islamization-britain\">3.5 million Muslims in the UK<\/a>.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23207\" style=\"width: 2042px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2042\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2042px) 100vw, 2042px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23207 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2042\" height=\"1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1.jpg 2042w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17670656_436285866707924_1197699554_o-1-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2042px) 100vw, 2042px\" \/><\/noscript> Laura Jones, studying MA Islam in contemporary Britain at Cardiff University \u00a0CC: Annie Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23564\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23564 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18236218_451231651880012_323659722_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> The interior view of a mosque \u00a0CC: Annie Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nIslam is the UK&#8217;s second largest religion, and the number of British Muslims is predicted to grow continuously. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-12075931\">Around 100,000 Britons converted to Islam in 2011<\/a> amid the fast growth of the British Muslim community.<br \/>\nBritish Muslims constitute a significant part of British society. However, as the result of frightening terrorist accidents happening across the world, some people might unfortunately connect Muslims with terrorism. These people&#8217;s conception of Islam is no longer beautiful mosques or devout pilgrims. Almost a third of\u00a0British adults\u00a0perceive Islam as a violent religion that promotes violence in the UK, according to a poll conducted by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.comresglobal.com\/polls\/ahmadiyya-perceptions-of-the-caliphate-polling\/\">ComRes<\/a>.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23561\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23561\" style=\"width: 950px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23561\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23561\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23561\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"950\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o.jpg 950w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18195852_451231675213343_1851914097_o-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/noscript> Hassan II Mosque in Morroco \u00a0CC: Annie Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAli Hammuda, the English Activities Coordinator of Al-Manar Centre Cardiff thinks the Muslim community is being victimized.<br \/>\nHe said, \u201cIf you look at the history of the UK, many groups have been victimized in the past, such as homosexual people, black people, Jewish, and Irish people. And Islam can be another one of the victims.<br \/>\n\u201cThere have been individuals who have done some bad things in the name of Islam, but they cannot represent the whole group of Muslims. The overwhelming majority are actually looking to play a positive role in their community.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23205\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23205\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23205\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23205 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/17692258_436285826707928_1929557364_o-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/noscript> Ali Hammuda, the English Activities Coordinator of Al-Manar Centre Trust \u00a0CC: Annie Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nRecently, there has been a significant amount of bad news associated with Muslims. Ali also worries the bad news is more likely to hit the headlines and be covered in the press than good news.<br \/>\nHe stressed that bad news appears to \u201csell better\u201d in the media industry and the positive actions that Muslims do may not be as &#8220;exciting&#8221; as the bad ones.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23208\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-695x1024.png 695w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-768x1131.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-500x736.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23208 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32.png 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-204x300.png 204w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-695x1024.png 695w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-768x1131.png 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/new-piktochart_172_2bc0488e897398e0d6e70d01282cb771ce1eca32-500x736.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript> The five pillars of Islam, sourcing from Islam-Guide. Infographic by Annie Wang<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOn the 1st of December 2016, the result of a survey of the British Muslim community <a href=\"https:\/\/policyexchange.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PEXJ5037_Muslim_Communities_FINAL.pdf\">was published by the Policy Exchange<\/a>. Three media outlets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/dec\/02\/uk-muslims-show-worrying-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-claims-thinktank\">the Guardian<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3992304\/Only-one-25-British-Muslims-believe-Al-Qaeda-carried-9-11-terror-attack-says-think-tank.html\">the Daily Mail<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/738852\/British-Muslims-Sharia-Law-enforced-UK-Islam-poll\">the Express<\/a>, simultaneously covered this the next day.<br \/>\nThe author of the original report by the Policy Exchange, MP Khalid Mahmood, believes that the polling shows Britain&#8217;s Muslims are &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/policyexchange.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/PEXJ5037_Muslim_Communities_FINAL.pdf\">amongst the country&#8217;s most loyal, patriotic and law-abiding citizens<\/a>&#8220;, while the coverage from the media portrayed a different image of the group.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23252\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg.jpg 550w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg-500x264.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23252 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg.jpg 550w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/timg-500x264.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript> Different types of Muslim headgear \u00a0CC: Online Image<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe headline of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2016\/dec\/02\/uk-muslims-show-worrying-belief-in-conspiracy-theories-claims-thinktank\">the Guardian&#8217;s report<\/a> goes &#8220;UK Muslims show worrying belief in conspiracy theories, claims think tank&#8221;, which places an importance on British Muslims&#8217; credulity of the conspiracy theories. In the actual polling figure, however, only ten per cent of British Muslims strongly believed &#8220;conspiracy theories contain elements of truth&#8221;. Thirty-two\u00a0per cent chose &#8220;tend to agree&#8221; while 40 per cent\u00a0of British Muslims said they &#8220;neither agree nor disagree&#8221; or &#8220;don&#8217;t know&#8221;. The rest (18 per cent) chose &#8220;strongly&#8221; or &#8220;tend to disagree&#8221; with the conspiracy statement.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001.png 448w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001.png 448w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-2\u3001-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nIn addition, the report from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3992304\/Only-one-25-British-Muslims-believe-Al-Qaeda-carried-9-11-terror-attack-says-think-tank.html#ixzz4fsb9u1im\">the Daily Mail<\/a>\u00a0appears to portray a biased attitude of British Muslims by highlighting that only one in 25 British Muslims believe Al Qaeda was responsible for the 911 attacks. However, compared with the 4 per cent of British Muslims being interviewed explicitly gave the answer pointing to &#8220;Al-Qaeda&#8221;, the majority of interviewees actually gave the answer of &#8220;did not know&#8221;.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3.png 450w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23574 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3.png 450w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-3-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/uk\/738852\/British-Muslims-Sharia-Law-enforced-UK-Islam-poll\">The Express<\/a>\u00a0uses &#8220;Shock Poll: Four in ten British Muslims want some aspect of Sharia Law enforced in the UK&#8221; as the headline. The striking headline referring to the controversial Islamic Sharia Law easily captured our attention, but to what extent does it represent the authentic opinions of a wider range of Muslims in the UK?<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1.png 449w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23568 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1.png 449w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/Screenshot-1-1-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nThis year, the National Mosque Open Day fell on the 5<sup>th<\/sup> of February. More than 150 mosques across the UK held open day events and welcomed visitors from the public. An enormous number of local residents participated in the open day service at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almanar.org.uk\/\">Al-Marar Centre Trust<\/a>\u00a0in Cardiff. Ali says, \u201cAlthough people are not free from what they have read and heard, it\u2019s great to see people have come with the intention of wanting to understand the community and to clarify those misconceptions.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-23563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o.jpg 848w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23563 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"848\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o.jpg 848w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/03\/18216006_451231935213317_290799624_o-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px\" \/><\/noscript>Muslim woman CC: Mengjia Liu<br \/>\nLaura is now studying an MA in\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Islam in Contemporary Britain at Cardiff University. She says Islam is important to her life.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;I think all religions to an extent are about being self-lessoned, being hard-working and trying to help other people.<br \/>\n\u201cFor me, Islam helped me to be more empathetic to people, trying to think about how my action will affect others and to be more generous and give my time to help others.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadly, you may no longer think of beautiful mosques or devout pilgrims, but insane and terrorist acts conducted by minority individual Muslims.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":486,"featured_media":23562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-23165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-city"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Are British Muslims being portrayed properly in the UK media? 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