This collection provides a cross-cultural comparative analysis, both qualitative and quantitative, of how Islam is represented in the media in various countries, from Western Europe to Russia, China, and India.

Edited by Stefan Mertens and Hedwig de Smaele - Contributions by David Abadi; Arshad Amanullah; Anna Berbers; Jan Ceuppens; Dorien De Booser; Rozane De Cock; Koenraad Du Pont; Leen d'Haenens; Elke Ichau; Joyce Koeman; Elien Kok; Lut Lams; Stefan Mertens;

Introduction, Stefan Mertens and Hedwig de Smaele
Part I: Setting the Scene
Chapter 1: Muslims in Public and Media Discourse in Western Europe: The Reproduction of Aporia and Exclusion, Roza Tsagarousianou
Chapter 2: The U.K.'s Reporting of Islam and Muslims: Reviewing the Field, Elizabeth Poole
Chapter 3: Recent Trends in German Integration Discourse: From the Sarrazin Controversies to the Decline of Political Correctness, David Abadi, Leen d'Haenens, and Joyce Koeman
Part II: Cultural Values in the News: A Cross-Cultural Content Analysis of the Representation of Islam in Western European Media
Chapter 4: European Media Coverage of Islam in a Globalizing World, Stefan Mertens
Chapter 5: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Flanders and the Netherlands, Stefan Mertens
Chapter 6: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Flemish TV news, Elke Ichau and Leen d'Haenens
Chapter 7: A Comparison of News Reporting on Islam and Muslims in Wallonia and France, Rozane De Cock and Koenraad Du Pont
Chapter 8: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Germany, Jan Ceuppens
Chapter 9: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in the U.K., Stefan Mertens
Part III: Reception of Media Representation of Muslims and Islam
Chapter 10: Reception of Media Representations of Moroccan Ethnicity and Islam in Belgium and the Netherlands: The Case of the "Syria Fighters," Anna Berbers, Joyce Koeman, and Leen d'Haenens
Chapter 11: News Exposure and Fear of Islamic State: Survey Results among Flemish Adults, Rozane De Cock and Elien Kok
Part IV: Representation of Islam and Muslims in the Media across the World: Extending the Framework
Chapter 12: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Russian Newspapers Kommersant' and Rossijskaya Gazeta, Hedwig de Smaele and Dorien De Booser
Chapter 13: Salience and Representation of Islam and Uyghur Muslims in the Chinese Communist Party Press, Lutgard Lams
Chapter 14: Framing ghar wapsi and Muslim Identity in Indian Print Media, Chris Verschooten, Arshad Amanullah, and Stefanie Nijs