Trend of media reporting on the issues of liberal Islam and religious pluralism
This paper aims to analyze the latest trend of the official print media on the Liberal and Religious Pluralism schools of thought. The present study follows a contextual and analytical methodology to identify the practices of freedom of expression by the mass media in the issue of Liberal Islam an...
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Pusat Kelestarian Turath Islami, Fakulti Pengajian Islam, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2020
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16260/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/16260/1/126-256-1-SM.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper aims to analyze the latest trend of the official print media on the Liberal and Religious Pluralism
schools of thought. The present study follows a contextual and analytical methodology to identify the practices
of freedom of expression by the mass media in the issue of Liberal Islam and Religious Pluralism. This paper
demonstrated that the mass media needs to be prudent in exercising freedom of expression, especially in
reporting matters of communalism/racism and religion. Even so, this liberty may disrupt the harmony of a
plural society if there is no control or guideline, particularly in issues relating to Islam. In addition, it may also
cause the Muslim society to be confused or misunderstand and deny the views of the authorities on these
thoughts. This paper discovers that Liberal Islam and Religious Pluralism are schools of thought which require
openness of ijtihad (independent reasoning) beyond the limits or restrictions in Islamic Shariah. It is
increasingly spreading unnoticed by the society. One of the mediums which play a big role in spreading these
thoughts is the mass media, particularly the mainstream print media and internet surfing. |
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