The representation of Islam in the national geographic magazine cover of the Afghan girl: a multimodal analysis / Nadhratunnaim Abas and Roslina Abdul Aziz

Abas, Nadhratunnaim and Abdul Aziz, Roslina (2016) The representation of Islam in the national geographic magazine cover of the Afghan girl: a multimodal analysis / Nadhratunnaim Abas and Roslina Abdul Aziz. In: KONAKA Konferensi Akademik 2016 Pengkongsian Ilmu Dari Perspektif Islam, 30 November 2016, UiTM PAHANG.

Abstract

The study is intended to delve into the portrayal of a Muslim identity that represents the constructed reality of Islam. Using Kress and van Leeuwen's (1996) Multimodal Analysis of reading visuals, it focuses on the semiotic properties of the Afghan Girl image in order to uncover its interpretation of the religion. The findings reveal that the identity of the girl as the "war-tom frontier" tends to represent Islam as a religion that is aligned with violence, fear, abandonment, miseries, and poverty.

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Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Creators:	Creators Email / ID Num. Abas, Nadhratunnaim nadhra@pahang.uitm.edu.my Abdul Aziz, Roslina leenaziz@pahang.uitm.edu.my
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > Islam > Muslims
Divisions:	Universiti Teknologi MARA, Pahang > Jengka Campus
Journal or Publication Title:	KONAKA Konferensi Akademik 2016
Event Title:	KONAKA Konferensi Akademik 2016 Pengkongsian Ilmu Dari Perspektif Islam
Event Dates:	30 November 2016
Page Range:	pp. 85-91
Keywords:	Islam, media, multimodality, representation, social semiotics
Date:	2016
URI:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/78203

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