Press alarmism exaggerated Muslim population growth driven by normal demography
Evidence
By 2011 the Muslim population increased to 2,706,066, forming 4.8% of the total population of England and Wales. There were increases for all the minority faith groups, not only Muslims; however, there were examples of how the British press inflated the impact of the increase through alarmist commentary. Yet as Hussain and Sherif (2014) explain, the increase was in keeping with expected population growth due to the young demographic profile of minority groups, and Muslims in particular. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 204
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to Halliday’s and critical-Muslim-studies critiques of how ‘Islamophobia’ discourse itself can amplify panic about Muslim numbers — the framing problem is inside the field’s own data presentation. — connects to: Muslim population growth in Britain matched expected demography yet the press framed it alarmingly. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 209; Muslim population growth stems mechanistically from migration age and birth rates — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 205; The demography-as-jihad variant of Islamophobia has been understudied — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 13
- ADDENDUM: Relevant to ‘Complaints About Immodesty Go Way Back’ in reverse: demographic panic is another moral-panic mechanism applied to Muslim populations.
Related
- Muslim population growth in Britain matched expected demography yet the press framed it alarmingly. (similarity 0.93)
- Muslim population growth stems mechanistically from migration age and birth rates (similarity 0.86)
- Yearly Islamophobia mentions in the British press nearly doubled after 2010 (similarity 0.79)
- British press blame for radicalization shifted toward extremist Islam itself (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Muslim population growth stems mechanistically from migration age and birth rates
#corroborates(0.95) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 205 - The demography-as-jihad variant of Islamophobia has been understudied
#expands(0.80) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 13