A GUIDE for media to avoid reporting that can exacerbate hate crime towards Muslims has been published.
Glasgow Labour MSP Anas Sarwar helped produce the report which he hopes will show leadership to other countries.
The guide has been jointly published by the Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia with the National Union of Journalists and academics at Newcastle University.
The group found participants said “headlines hurt” and questioned why there aren’t more positive stories about Muslims in the media.
The report found that “terminology is often used without much regard for accuracy – such as the terms ‘hijab’ and ‘burka’ being used interchangeably” and said articles sometimes reference an individual’s Muslim faith when it isn’t clear why it is relevant to the story. [The Evening Times] Read more
