Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria

Islam is one of the major religions in the contemporary Nigeria; it dominates in the north and holds strong numbers in the south western part of the country. The print media in general and some Nigerian newspapers in particular are known to have been fueling religious conflict and disharmony in Nige...

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Main Author: Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
Format: Proceeding Paper
Language:English
English
Published: 2014
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/2/scan0001.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/4/Conference_in_Lankawi.pdf
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description Islam is one of the major religions in the contemporary Nigeria; it dominates in the north and holds strong numbers in the south western part of the country. The print media in general and some Nigerian newspapers in particular are known to have been fueling religious conflict and disharmony in Nigeria. The Nigerian newspapers depict Islamic shari‘ah in a horribly negative manner. This article tries to highlight how some Nigerian newspapers purposely try to sabotage national harmony, on the one hand, and extend suggestions to Nigerian print media that can be utilized to strengthen and enhance religious tolerance, peace, harmony, and unity in Nigerian Society, on the other.
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spelling iium-388432014-10-28T02:49:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/ Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam Islam is one of the major religions in the contemporary Nigeria; it dominates in the north and holds strong numbers in the south western part of the country. The print media in general and some Nigerian newspapers in particular are known to have been fueling religious conflict and disharmony in Nigeria. The Nigerian newspapers depict Islamic shari‘ah in a horribly negative manner. This article tries to highlight how some Nigerian newspapers purposely try to sabotage national harmony, on the one hand, and extend suggestions to Nigerian print media that can be utilized to strengthen and enhance religious tolerance, peace, harmony, and unity in Nigerian Society, on the other. 2014 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/2/scan0001.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/4/Conference_in_Lankawi.pdf Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad (2014) Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria. In: International Conference on Communication and Media 2014 (i-COME'14), 18th - 20th Oct 2014, Langkawi, Kedah. (Unpublished) http://i-comeuum.com/
spellingShingle BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam
Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title_full Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title_fullStr Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title_short Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria
title_sort islam and media in contemporary nigeria
topic BP185.7 Mass media and telecommunication in Islam
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/2/scan0001.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/38843/4/Conference_in_Lankawi.pdf