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The Heartbreak of the Place: Space, Religion and Politics in P ost‐9/11 Mosque Controversies
Author(s) -
Bowe Brian J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the muslim world
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1478-1913
pISSN - 0027-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-1913.2012.01418.x
Subject(s) - framing (construction) , islam , worship , politics , media studies , public space , political science , public sphere , sociology , media coverage , law , religious studies , history , theology , philosophy , engineering , archaeology , architectural engineering
In recent years, there have been a series of public controversies related to construction of Islamic worship spaces in the U . S . One of these controversies, surrounding a proposal for an Islamic community center in N ew Y ork C ity known as P ark51, dominated media coverage for several weeks in the summer of 2010 and is one of several high‐profile mosque‐building debates in the U . S . Another contentious debate occurred in the community of T emecula, C alif. These controversies represent the still‐uncertain place Islam holds in the American public sphere. Using framing theory, this article considers the ways in which Islam is portrayed in news media content by political actors and the potential consequences of such framing.