Islam, Muslims and the Media: How far have we got?
Where do we still have to go?
Written by: Mohamed El-Fatatry

In over 30 years, Muslims and the media have gone from being a virtual non-issue to becoming the subject of books, conferences, articles, meetings with media outlets and PhD.. dissertations.

In these three decades, this relationship has undergone continued strain, and more recently, positive change.

Ibrahim Hooper is Communications Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).Ayesha K. Mustafaa is editor of the Illinois-based weekly newspaper The Muslim Journal. In interviews with Sound Vision and RadioIslam.com, they outline some of the major changes, roadblocks and steps ahead for Muslims and the media.

The news media is more careful of its reporting

"We have seen a good change in the coverage in the past six years since CAIR was formed," notes Hooper in an interview from his office in Washington, D.C.

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