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Representation of Muslim Women in the Albanian Media
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Denada DostiUniversity of Social Science of Ankara, Social Media Studies
Synopsis
Muslim Woman portrayals has common features and characteristic since we share the same place (Balkan), almost similar historical aspects (from Ottoman Empire to other Balkan war) and also common cultural aspects (such as traditions, customs, mentality etc.). The long-term change in Muslim women’s images and their representation in media could contribute on the change of the perceptions and stereotypes Muslim women face in a society. The more islamophobia is increasing its impact on society the more Muslim women are targeted and stereotyped. There are of course some specific aspects according to each country which will be analyzed in this paper and taking as a case study the Representation of Muslim Women in the Albanian Media. Different limited contests are analyzed for the purpose of this paper both written and visual media such as: articles, pictures, videos etc. The main sources used for this research are all the editions of the European Report on Islamophobia (2015-2020) published by SETA and also a quick review of some online articles combined by personal observation and monitoring process from 3 main websites dedicated to islamophobia in Albanian media.2 The methodology used for this research is Media Analysis Content when analyzing the general overview of the discourse related to islamophobia other approaches will be applied such as: Encoding/Decoding’s Hall Approach and Lasswell’s Propaganda technique as well.
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Copyright (c) 2025 Idefe Publications
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Publication TypeChapter
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Volume
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Pages221-235
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PublishedJune 7, 2025
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Series PositionProceedings 02
Bela, B., Murtezani, S. ., & Abdula, S. (Eds.). (2025). Representation of Muslim Women in the Albanian Media. In 1st International Balkan Studies Congress Proceedings: Vol. Proceedings 02 (pp. 221-235). Idefe Publications. https://doi.org/10.5331/