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    The myth of the terrorist as a lover

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    Authors
    Mellor, Noha
    Issue Date
    2017-11-24
    Subjects
    Arab media
    P300 Media studies
    Osama Bin Laden
    terrorism
    
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    Covering Bin Laden: global media and the world's most wanted man
    Abstract
    This chapter focuses on media coverage of bin Laden and how it depicted his relationship with his wives, particularly the sixth one, Amal Assadah, who was rumored to have shielded bin Laden when the American commandos shot him. It argues that the main difference between the coverage in Arab media versus Anglo-American news media is that the former focused on the issues surrounding bin Laden and his family, foregrounding the wives' support of bin Laden as part of their duty as virtuous Muslim women. Anglo-American media, however, chose to focus on the image of bin Laden as a sexual being, thereby contributing to the myth of bin Laden as a neurotic evil. Both regions focused on these wives as mainly emotionally or religiously motivated to follow bin Laden rather than on their political and ideological motivations. The chapter begins with a brief discussion about the role of myth in the news-making process, focusing on the myths surrounding bin Laden's sexuality. It then presents examples of pan-Arab and Anglo-American coverage.
    Citation
    Mellor N. (2017) 'The myth of the terrorist as a lover', in Jeffords S., Al-Sumait F. (ed(s).). Covering Bin Laden: global media and the world's most wanted man: University of Illinois Press.
    Publisher
    University of Illinois Press
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/622410
    DOI
    10.5406/illinois/9780252038860.003.0006
    Additional Links
    https://doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252038860.003.0006
    Type
    Book chapter
    Language
    en
    ISBN
    9780252038860
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.5406/illinois/9780252038860.003.0006
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