Muslim Stereotypes

In the reading Muslims in the Media and at the Movies, by Todd Green, he touches base on the world issue surrounding the Islamic religion. More specifically, the fact of the inaccurate representation it is receiving due to the shortfall of we are exposed to through the news and television is processed through the minds of the media, which then includes their own opinions and outlooks.
While we all have our own perspective of the Islamic religion, the media endorses one of many stereotypes that it has for decades: that it is a religion that encourages violence and the cruelty against women. The stories that we see on the news and read about in the paper are designed to appeal to one’s mind and keep one interested. More likely than most will
For Muslim attacks, words such as “violent, angry, and religiously motivated” would be included, compared to most non-Muslim incidents involve the terms of “mental health issues.”
The common stereotype of Muslim women is a voiceless, passive, victim. We do not see or hear stories of Muslim women leading successful jobs or households, but more as a helpless victim of violence and sexual acts of other Muslims. Stories of murders and honor killings of the Islamic religion are more commonly told. An aspect that adds to the common label of Muslim women is their religious expectations and requirements. The media expresses this as a requirement that is against their will and have no choice, thus again being voiceless.
On television shows and movies, Muslim characters, particularly male, are commonly seen as the antagonist of acts and plots of terrorism or violence, or even as the terrorists themselves. Some may even see the storyline as an attack or judgment on the Islamic religion. The Muslim versus non-Muslim character qualities mimic the qualities in which the world stereotypes with in real life situations, such being violent versus mentally