rape in the Middle East
For many people in Europe and North America, the Middle East represents an area of danger and disorder – mainly described as a site of wars, poverty, tyrannical governments and lack of women`s rights. At the moment Middle East is seen as an eruption point of migrants and violent extremist groups and, therefore, as a threat to the security and stability of the West. Concerns over this region have been raised in the awake of 9/11 and the Madrid and London transport bombing. In addition to the region`s huge gas and oil resources, security concerns have made Middle East a strategic priority for North American and European governments, laying the way for several interventions under the slogan “ peace and security” but with huge gaps and overwhelming repercussions on the well-being of people in the region. When conflicts and violence emerge, women and men have the tendency to undergo in gender specific ways. Men, most of the time persists to be the major decision-makers, politicians, leaders and the soldiers involved in war making while women, on the other hand are the casualties of these wars along with children. This not being enough in most of the cases where they are not murdered or are not the bombing victims they are being raped and their dignity as women being taken away.
If we take into analysis the raping situations of women from Middle East as it is reflected in media across the Ocean, we would notice that the situation is reflected differently according to the newspaper that is describing the situation of these women. There can be several modes of analyzing the example of women-media interaction.”Women`s position within media power structures and media representation of women are persistent concerns in every society, because negative stereotyping and lack of female input both reflect and reinforce wider gender inequalities.”1 As Naomi Sakr mentions, media plays an important role in women`s life no matter of the social class that they belong. What is more is
If we take into analysis the raping situations of women from Middle East as it is reflected in media across the Ocean, we would notice that the situation is reflected differently according to the newspaper that is describing the situation of these women. There can be several modes of analyzing the example of women-media interaction.”Women`s position within media power structures and media representation of women are persistent concerns in every society, because negative stereotyping and lack of female input both reflect and reinforce wider gender inequalities.”1 As Naomi Sakr mentions, media plays an important role in women`s life no matter of the social class that they belong. What is more is
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