Stefan Mertens is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven.Hedwig de Smaele is coordinator of the master's program in journalism at the University of Leuven.

Given the continued politicization of religion and the exclusion of Muslims in many European countries and beyond, studying media representations of Islam is of great importance. This well-structured edited collection, based on an international project funded by the Research Foundation, Flanders, gathers a range of empirically grounded studies investigating the media portrayal of Muslims and Islam across a variety of cultural and political contexts and from different perspectives.... Although each chapter can be read as a stand-alone study, the book as a whole also advances a number of more general arguments about the factors that influence and help explain the patterns found in the news coverage. These include the difference between the coverage of internal or domestic Islam and external or foreign Islam, differences rooted in the political orientations of news outlets and specificities stemming from national contexts. Together, this valuable collection thus brings not only an important descriptive analysis of representations of Islam but also helps us understand why these representations are as they are.

• Introduction, Stefan Mertens and Hedwig de Smaele Part I: Setting the Scene Chapter 1: Muslims in Public and Media Discourse in Western Europe: The Reproduction of Aporia and Exclusion, Roza TsagarousianouChapter 2: The U.K.’s Reporting of Islam and Muslims: Reviewing the Field, Elizabeth PooleChapter 3: Recent Trends in German Integration Discourse: From the Sarrazin Controversies to the Decline of Political Correctness, David Abadi, Leen d’Haenens, and Joyce KoemanPart II: Cultural Values in the News: A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam in Western European MediaChapter 4: European Media Coverage of Islam in a Globalizing World, Stefan MertensChapter 5: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Flanders and the Netherlands, Stefan MertensChapter 6: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Flemish TV news, Elke Ichau and Leen d’Haenens Chapter 7: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Wallonia and France, Rozane De Cock and Koenraad Du PontChapter 8: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Germany, Jan Ceuppens Chapter 9: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in the U.K., Stefan MertensPart III: Reception of Media Representation of Muslims and Islam Chapter 10: Reception of Media Representations of Moroccan Ethnicity and Islam in Belgium and the Netherlands: The Case of the “Syria Fighters,” Anna Berbers, Joyce Koeman, and Leen d’HaenensChapter 11: News Exposure and Fear of Islamic State: Survey Results among Flemish Adults, Rozane De Cock and Elien KokPart IV: Representation of Islam and Muslims in the Media across the World: Extending the Framework Chapter 12: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Russian Newspapers Kommersant’ and Rossijskaya Gazeta, Hedwig de Smaele and Dorien De BooserChapter 13: Salience and Representation of Islam and Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese Communist Party Press, Lutgard LamsChapter 14: Framing ghar wapsi and Muslim Identity in Indian Print Media, Chris Verschooten, Arshad Amanullah, and Stefanie Nijs

Stefan Mertens is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven.Hedwig de Smaele is coordinator of the master's program in journalism at the University of Leuven.

Given the continued politicization of religion and the exclusion of Muslims in many European countries and beyond, studying media representations of Islam is of great importance. This well-structured edited collection, based on an international project funded by the Research Foundation, Flanders, gathers a range of empirically grounded studies investigating the media portrayal of Muslims and Islam across a variety of cultural and political contexts and from different perspectives.... Although each chapter can be read as a stand-alone study, the book as a whole also advances a number of more general arguments about the factors that influence and help explain the patterns found in the news coverage. These include the difference between the coverage of internal or domestic Islam and external or foreign Islam, differences rooted in the political orientations of news outlets and specificities stemming from national contexts. Together, this valuable collection thus brings not only an important descriptive analysis of representations of Islam but also helps us understand why these representations are as they are.

• Introduction, Stefan Mertens and Hedwig de Smaele Part I: Setting the Scene Chapter 1: Muslims in Public and Media Discourse in Western Europe: The Reproduction of Aporia and Exclusion, Roza TsagarousianouChapter 2: The U.K.’s Reporting of Islam and Muslims: Reviewing the Field, Elizabeth PooleChapter 3: Recent Trends in German Integration Discourse: From the Sarrazin Controversies to the Decline of Political Correctness, David Abadi, Leen d’Haenens, and Joyce KoemanPart II: Cultural Values in the News: A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam in Western European MediaChapter 4: European Media Coverage of Islam in a Globalizing World, Stefan MertensChapter 5: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Flanders and the Netherlands, Stefan MertensChapter 6: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Flemish TV news, Elke Ichau and Leen d’Haenens Chapter 7: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Wallonia and France, Rozane De Cock and Koenraad Du PontChapter 8: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Germany, Jan Ceuppens Chapter 9: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in the U.K., Stefan MertensPart III: Reception of Media Representation of Muslims and Islam Chapter 10: Reception of Media Representations of Moroccan Ethnicity and Islam in Belgium and the Netherlands: The Case of the “Syria Fighters,” Anna Berbers, Joyce Koeman, and Leen d’HaenensChapter 11: News Exposure and Fear of Islamic State: Survey Results among Flemish Adults, Rozane De Cock and Elien KokPart IV: Representation of Islam and Muslims in the Media across the World: Extending the Framework Chapter 12: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Russian Newspapers Kommersant’ and Rossijskaya Gazeta, Hedwig de Smaele and Dorien De BooserChapter 13: Salience and Representation of Islam and Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese Communist Party Press, Lutgard LamsChapter 14: Framing ghar wapsi and Muslim Identity in Indian Print Media, Chris Verschooten, Arshad Amanullah, and Stefanie Nijs

Stefan Mertens is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven.Hedwig de Smaele is coordinator of the master's program in journalism at the University of Leuven.

Given the continued politicization of religion and the exclusion of Muslims in many European countries and beyond, studying media representations of Islam is of great importance. This well-structured edited collection, based on an international project funded by the Research Foundation, Flanders, gathers a range of empirically grounded studies investigating the media portrayal of Muslims and Islam across a variety of cultural and political contexts and from different perspectives.... Although each chapter can be read as a stand-alone study, the book as a whole also advances a number of more general arguments about the factors that influence and help explain the patterns found in the news coverage. These include the difference between the coverage of internal or domestic Islam and external or foreign Islam, differences rooted in the political orientations of news outlets and specificities stemming from national contexts. Together, this valuable collection thus brings not only an important descriptive analysis of representations of Islam but also helps us understand why these representations are as they are.

• Introduction, Stefan Mertens and Hedwig de Smaele Part I: Setting the Scene Chapter 1: Muslims in Public and Media Discourse in Western Europe: The Reproduction of Aporia and Exclusion, Roza TsagarousianouChapter 2: The U.K.’s Reporting of Islam and Muslims: Reviewing the Field, Elizabeth PooleChapter 3: Recent Trends in German Integration Discourse: From the Sarrazin Controversies to the Decline of Political Correctness, David Abadi, Leen d’Haenens, and Joyce KoemanPart II: Cultural Values in the News: A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam in Western European MediaChapter 4: European Media Coverage of Islam in a Globalizing World, Stefan MertensChapter 5: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Flanders and the Netherlands, Stefan MertensChapter 6: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Flemish TV news, Elke Ichau and Leen d’Haenens Chapter 7: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Wallonia and France, Rozane De Cock and Koenraad Du PontChapter 8: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Germany, Jan Ceuppens Chapter 9: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in the U.K., Stefan MertensPart III: Reception of Media Representation of Muslims and Islam Chapter 10: Reception of Media Representations of Moroccan Ethnicity and Islam in Belgium and the Netherlands: The Case of the “Syria Fighters,” Anna Berbers, Joyce Koeman, and Leen d’HaenensChapter 11: News Exposure and Fear of Islamic State: Survey Results among Flemish Adults, Rozane De Cock and Elien KokPart IV: Representation of Islam and Muslims in the Media across the World: Extending the Framework Chapter 12: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Russian Newspapers Kommersant’ and Rossijskaya Gazeta, Hedwig de Smaele and Dorien De BooserChapter 13: Salience and Representation of Islam and Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese Communist Party Press, Lutgard LamsChapter 14: Framing ghar wapsi and Muslim Identity in Indian Print Media, Chris Verschooten, Arshad Amanullah, and Stefanie Nijs