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Call for accurate reporting that does not serve to cause division or encourage sectarianism when covering stories on the so called 'war on terror'

Call for accurate reporting that does not serve to cause division or encourage sectarianism when covering stories on the so called 'war on terror'

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Started by Roaa Al-Hassani 12 years, 2 months ago
Dear Sirs,


We write to you with regards to the divisive use of the word "Islamist" and terms such as "moderate Muslim" as it insinuates that the more "Islamic" a person is, the more likely that they hold tendencies towards being a terrorist as well as the use of the term "moderate Muslim" insinuates that the more watered down their faith the better! Whereas Islam itself represents peace and is the complete antithesis to what has been insinuated and what has as a consequence created residual subliminal messaging by the use of those highly misinformed and divisive terms. In fact, the more "Islamic" someone is the more peaceful they are. The use of the name of religion by "crusaders" or "end of dayers" insults the majority of Christians as it is considered an abomination of the main tenet of the Christian faith namely "loving thy neighbour" or "forgiving ones enemies" a corner stone of Christian ideologies, Islamic faith and indeed most faiths.


Furthermore the recent coverage of events that have unfolded in Iraq have been misleading, is divisive and serves to encourage sectarian violence . Iraqis have come together regardless of their political or religious affiliations. We request that you do not portray the events unfolding in Iraq as a sectarian conflict as Iraqis themselves have sought to oust these terrorists taking a nationalistic stance rather than a religious or sectarian stance. In fact Iraqi Sunnis, Iraqi Shia, Iraqi Christians and Iraqis of all denominations have rallied together to oust these terrorists. The consequences of such inaccurate reporting are dire for the country, the region and the world as a whole.


Accurate reporting is incumbent upon those in positions of responsibility such as the position that you hold and we as the people hold you to account to undertake the same in a transparent, accountable and accurate manner. It is of paramount importance that people are encouraged to come together with regards to tackling 'the war on terror' not encouraged to build walls between them particularly when information given is highly inaccurate and is not representative of the facts as they actually stand.


Yours sincerely,

Updates

June 21, 2014

I really did not think this would gain this much steam but here we are and it is honestly wild to see so many people agreeing that language matters so much. Reading through the comments has been pretty overwhelming in the best way because it proves we are not the only ones tired of how these stories get framed.

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John Ramos
12 years ago Featured

THESE NEWS OUTLETS ARE PUSHING AN AGENDA. STOP THE DIVISIVE TALK!!!

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Sarah Hamilton
12 years ago Featured

The language used by the news lately is just making everything worse. They need to report the truth instead of trying to make everyone hate each other.

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Ahmed Garcia
12 years ago Featured

so tired of the biased headlines. stop with the labels and just tell us what is actually happening in iraq. its not about religion its about people wanting their country back.

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