Ever since the horrific events of 9/11, the media have targeted and used Muslims and Islam to saturate inconsistent and sensationalised news to subconsciously plant a seed of fear and suspicion towards the Islamic faith. Muslim extremists, alongside the general Muslim population, receive a disproportionate amount, mainly in Western countries, of intense scrutinised worldwide media coverage, discussion, stereotypes and are generally brought upon in a negative light (The Guardian, 2005). Nevertheless, Marsden and Savigny (2009) state that:
There is nothing new in claiming that security concerns dominate the media agenda, nor indeed that the causes of these security concerns are often linked to particular religious communities in political and
There is nothing new in claiming that security concerns dominate the media agenda, nor indeed that the causes of these security concerns are often linked to particular religious communities in political and