Manchester Evening News (City Edition)
Article 1
Headline: I was thrown off flight to the US because my name's Muhammed
Section: News
Written by: Pete Bainbridge
Page: 24
Outline: This news story is about Mr Muhammed Vakaas Khan who was denied permission to fly to the US and escorted off his flight by security guards in front of other passengers.
The article starts with the text "A MUSLIM man claims US officials..."
Given the context of the story it is appropriate to mention Mr Khan's religious background because he alleges that he was denied entry on grounds of his religion and that his name, Muhammed may have been linked by US officials to terrorism. It may sound far fetched but unfortunately Muslim even British Muslim travellers regularly face harassment by US immigration officials who present awkward questions to them and Mr Khan's case is one more example of this.
The article is given prominence on page 24 and is the only news story on that page, with the remainder being taken up by adverts. The article mentioned Mr Khan's background, martial arts, and that he was travelling to the US to train with his sporting hero.
It also mentions that Mr Khan's cousin had to face similar visa problems when he wanted to work in the US. The article presents Mr Khan's story in a sympathetic light and also features a photo of him. It brings to light this important issue which is faced all too frequently by many British Muslim travellers to the US, in that respect this article is given a 'Positive' rating.
Article 1
Headline: I was thrown off flight to the US because my name's Muhammed
Section: News
Written by: Pete Bainbridge
Page: 24
Outline: This news story is about Mr Muhammed Vakaas Khan who was denied permission to fly to the US and escorted off his flight by security guards in front of other passengers.
The article starts with the text "A MUSLIM man claims US officials..."
Given the context of the story it is appropriate to mention Mr Khan's religious background because he alleges that he was denied entry on grounds of his religion and that his name, Muhammed may have been linked by US officials to terrorism. It may sound far fetched but unfortunately Muslim even British Muslim travellers regularly face harassment by US immigration officials who present awkward questions to them and Mr Khan's case is one more example of this.
The article is given prominence on page 24 and is the only news story on that page, with the remainder being taken up by adverts. The article mentioned Mr Khan's background, martial arts, and that he was travelling to the US to train with his sporting hero.
It also mentions that Mr Khan's cousin had to face similar visa problems when he wanted to work in the US. The article presents Mr Khan's story in a sympathetic light and also features a photo of him. It brings to light this important issue which is faced all too frequently by many British Muslim travellers to the US, in that respect this article is given a 'Positive' rating.
Article Verdict: Positive
Metro
Article 1
Headline: Tension over gay party in holy city
Section: World Digest
Written by: ?
Page: 22
Outline: This news brief talks about 2 events, a gay pride parade and opening of a municipal car park on the Jewish Sabbath which are described as "causing tension in Jerusalem.."
It mentions that the parade "...has touched off anti-gay protests by ultra-Orthodox Jews...in the past.." and that the planned opening of a car park stirred tensions because "Jewish religous law bans travel on the Sabbath".
This article has been included in the round up to present a point of comparison i.e. how does reporting by the Metro and M.E.N about other religious groups compare to reporting about Muslims?
In this particular instance people are likely to get a negative view of Ultra-Orthodox Jews because the brief mentions that they carried out "anti-gay protests", in this respect it presents them in a negative light.
Article Verdict: Negative
Metro
Article 2
Headline: School racist for barring 'non-Jew'
Section: News
Written by: Miles Erwin
Page: 32
Outline: This article is about a boy who was denied entry into a Jewish school because it not recognise his mother's conversion to Judaism.
The article opens with the words "A POPULAR Jewish school has been ruled racist..." The story then goes on to explain that the school is state-run and that it was deemed "Unlawfully racist" by the Court of Appeal.
The article explains the entry requirements for the school and that to qualify the prospective pupil's mother must be Jewish by descent or conversion, Erwin goes on to write that this requirement "contravened the Race Relations Act (according to) Lord Justice Sedley"
The closing paragraphs mention that the boy will now be admitted and that the Governors had refused entry because they didn't recognise his mother's conversion from Catholicism.
The article ends with the words "...no faith school is immune from race laws, Lord Justice Sedley said"
Overall this article presents the governors of the school in a negative light as it states that they were found to be acting in a racist manner.
Article Verdict: Negative
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