Jamal Tahari

"The Arab Spring": the Political Islam and the Western Media Discourse: a Critical Discourse Analysis of News Articles Jamal Tahari

Political Islam has been criticized and condemned as a potential threat to the diversity and stability of the world peace, particularly within the Arab nations. The so-called Arab Spring brings about radical changes on political and social levels leading to the evolution of Islamic groups as newly and democratically elected entities. Western media lenses were not distant and voiceless, but they were omnipresent and very close to what was happening in the Arab world, especially in North Africa. This book is a humble attempt to provide a critical investigation and analysis of Western media discourse towards the ascendancy of political Islam in the Arab world, and to shed light on whether this discourse is partial or impartially regarding the new Islamic sovereignty.