From the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York to
the Madrid and London bombings of 2004 and 2005, the presence of
Muslim communities in the West has generated security issues and
major political concern. The government, the media, and the general
public have raised questions regarding potential links between
Western Muslims, radical Islam and terrorism. This speculation has
given rise to popular myths concerning the Islamic world and led to
a host of illiberal measures such as illegal warranting, denial of
Habeas Corpus, black prisons and extreme torture throughout the
democratic world. This book challenges the authenticity of these
myths and examines the ways in which they have been used to provide
an ideological cover for the war on terror and the subsequent Iraq
war. It argues that they are not only unfounded and hollow, but
have also served a dangerous purpose, namely war-mongering and the
empowering of the national-security state. It further considers the
origin and transmission of these myths, focusing on media,
government policy and popular discourse.
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