Abstract This report by the Arab American Institute (AAI) examines some of the U.S. media biases against people of Arab descent in direct response to the war in Iraq. It focuses primarily on the recent media representation of the nature of the Muslim 'threat' between January 22 and February 5, 2007. The paper considers two examples of news media - Fox News, which serves as representation of the traditionally conservative opinions which tend to be more overtly biased and outspoken against Muslims and The Washington Post which is generally more cautious in voicing anti-Muslim comments or making generalizations about Arabs and Muslims.
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Influence of Middle East Conflicts on U.S. Perceptions of the Muslim 'Threat'
From the Paper "The Arab American Institute (AAI) is a non-profit nonpartisan national leadership organization which was established in 1985 and is based in Washington, DC. It represents and promotes interests of Arab Americans particularly in the areas of policy formation and research. The institute is the primary research organization on domestic and policy concerns of Arab Americans, such as civil liberties, immigration and the September 11 aftermaths. Therefore, it also serves as a central resource to government officials, the media and individual communities in matters of Arab American related issues and U.S. - Arab relations. It maintains its presence among policy makers through frequent meetings with Congress and the administration as well as the production of a variety of publications."
