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Islam and Media

The Islam and Media Working Group looks at the communication phenomenon such as human interaction with a view to contributing toward mutual understanding and peace with justice. It seeks to engage in research and organisational development efforts geared toward strengthening the global societal structures based on personal responsibility and mutual cooperation in social, political, and economic relations. The goal of this Working Group is to contribute to the advancement of research and evaluation in the media and communication related fields from an Islamic point of view (the Tawhidi perspective).

Chair: Basyouni Hamada [contact]
Vice-Chair: Bushra Rahman [contact]
Vice-Chair: Fernando Resende [contact]

This Working Group is concerned with human interaction with a view to contributing toward mutual understanding and peace with justice. Its members engage in research and organisational development efforts geared toward strengthening global societal structures based on personal responsibility and mutual cooperation in social, political, and economic relations and it brings an Islamic point of view or Tawhidi perspective to the field. Among the topics addressed are the universal principles of communication in Islam and the West; Islam, communication and sustainable development; coverage of the American war against Iraq; Islam, communication, and Muslim countries; and Islam, communication, and the spread of terrorism.

Members of the Islam and Media Working Group.


 



IAMCR 2012 – Islam & Media Working Group Call for Papers

altIAMCR's Islam and Media Working Group invites submission of abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the IAMCR 2012 conference to be held from July 15-19, 2012 at the Howard College Campus of the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa.

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Istanbul 2011 - Islam and Media Working Group Call for Papers

istanbulIslam and Media Working Group invites submissions for its sessions at the 2011 IAMCR Conference in Istanbul, Turkey, July 13-17 2011.  The papers should be within the framework of the general theme with emerging trends in journalism and media studies in the Muslim world.

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Braga 2010 - Islam & Media Working Group Call for Papers

braga_2010IAMCR 2010 Conference
Communication and Citizenship, Rethinking Crisis and Change
Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July 2010

The Islam and Media Working Group of the IAMCR invites the submission of abstracts for the IAMCR Braga Conference, July 18-22, 2010, on relevant aspects of the theme 'Communications and Citizenship: Re-thinking Crisis and Change'

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Mexico 2009 - Islam and Media Working Group Call for Papers

Mexico 2009 - Islam and Media Working Group  Call for PapersIslam and Media Working Group welcomes proposals for papers for the 2009 IAMCR Conference, which will be held in Mexico City at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco-UNAM, July 21-24.

Islam and Media Working Group encourages submissions focusing on the general conference theme, “Human Rights and Communication," and papers that address theory and applications related to the study of Islamic communication and human rights.

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Stockholm 2008 - Islam and Media Working Group Call for Papers

Stockholm 2008 CFPEXTENDED DEADLINE: 15 FEBRUARY 2008!

The Islam and Media Working Group of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) invites submissions for the 2008 IAMCR Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, July 20-25, 2008.

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