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Critic claims the media ‘demonizing’ Muslims By Hasan Jafn Emerald Contributor I he American media is help irig propagate the image that Muslims have replaced the So viets as the new enemy, the isi itor of a Canadian -bused Mus lim newspaper said I’riduv at the University Ze fa r II a rig.i s h , editor of (resort/ Inlrnuilintuil. spoke to a small crowd at a lectures or ganized hv the Muslim Student Association Med la takes die line I: an government policies hi sa; i "hirst, a scenario is paint.',! imi then in si i fu atio.'i is pi i iv ided (by the media j to su pp,irt ;: Bangash cited several esanf pies to support his pill!:! The Western nveiim s i >vt age of the first lie,, elec in,if, m Algeria provided the iirsl exai'.i pie, he said liven though the one i.nstitu tional army coup ousted .the Is lamiI Salvation irool that formed the government in this North African country, the me dia has projec ted the coup as " saving ilemorr.il v from the hands of fundamentalists "The hypocrisy is mind-bog glmg." Bangash said Here the argument is being used that de mix racy is saved hv subverting democracy The ISI- is projected in the media .is an anti democratic party disregarding women's rights and banning alcohol, even though the predominantly Muslim Algerians voted over whelminglv lor the party, Bangash said The media are ill the proc ess ol "demonizing Islam just as thev "demonized Saddam Hussein during the Persian Hull War. he said During the war the U S gov eminent painted Saddam Hus sein's image as a tvr.ml and ruthless die tutor and the media promoted that image, he said Bangash stronglv added that he dues not support Saddam Hussein Saddum was demoni/.ed to change pubiti opinion about liii; h.i! hr said On Nov 1 ,i CBS New ) iTh. I'inu>s poll show I'd Americans vs -n not in favor of war to force Iraq mil of K u w .Hi Hu I In J <m . lour, public opinion hod slid! rd in luvor ol using force (Ini' I'vcnl who h c hanged putilu opinion was tin- leatihio tn ol i is yi'ur old KuWuitl girl N.ifruli: whii claimed Iraqi sol dir: m Kuwait w• o- killing b.t bi'-s Intaking th.i'in old of ini u helots wild lea ving. tliefn to <i le I’rfsidfiil Bush cited this in cident ill several sper hey to underscore tiis support ! w war Several senators also t (ted the seine testimony in lIn- i :in la! war resolution deb.ite us (tie reason tor support,,'),: she use ol fort e, Hungash said Hu 1 the A me r 11 ,: mod ! a made: a deldx'rate ei'or! not lo reveal the identic nl Nwvirwh, wiio was the daughter ol the Kuwait s ambassador Sheikh Nasser Al-Sahah. and had rim er been lo Kuwait during tin time she alleges the incident oi i Hired. Bangesh said Furthermore, later investiga turns bv the organizations Mid die bust Wati h and Amnesty International revealed that the incident never oi curred On Sunday. 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