Media Activities

Friday, 01 October 2010 18:53

Ohrid, Macedonia: The European Council invited European journalists, religious representatives, experts and NGO's to discuss this hotly debated issue.

(EMU) – Not only Europe's Muslims now ask themselves how one should deal with the predominantly negative – as studies have proved - reporting in times when digital boundaries have been dissolved and there is a simultaneous focus on the conventional market for commercial media. Adherents of other religions also regard the ongoing development of anti-religious coverage in the commercial mass media as questionable; in particular, when the freedom of expression and press freedom guaranteed by the appropriate European conventions begin to clash significantly with their liberties.

Read more: Europe's media vs. Europe's Muslims?

Monday, 14 June 2010 10:38

An EMU delegation participated in an international colloquium about "Islam and Media in Europe" in Lille, France

Participants at the seminars on "Islam and Media in Europe"

It is undeniable that there is to a certain extent a biased and unfair attitude towards Muslims. This is valid especially in Western Europe, first and foremost against those with an immigrant background. Inside the diverse Muslim communities in Europe it is a common experience that the media is the main reason for this sometimes anti‑Muslim ressentiment - which has been termed incorrectly 'Islamophobia'.

Read more: Defending the Muslims in Europe

Saturday, 22 August 2009 14:44

Alongside the recently launched EMU-TV, the EMU Foundation is also working towards establishing a Europe-wide network of Muslim journalists involved in print media.



The English language "GLOBALIA Magazine", an EMU Media cooperation partner, has published its issue No. 6. The leading theme of the current issue is ‘Turkey’. EMU Members can receive the magazine at a special price.

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