Blogging the other: Representations of the Australian Islamic Diaspora

Recent events have seen an increased focus on Islam and Muslims throughout the world. In Western nations, this focus has often turned into fear and the demonisation of an 'other' that is regularly misunderstood and misrepresented, further exacerbating tensions between the West and Islam. I...

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Autor principal: Elund, Judith (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2007
En:Año: 2007
Acceso en línea: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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