In this season of the podcast, we will be focusing on different regions of the world and explore how language, and usage of certain words, in media reportage by journalists have a much deeper impact on the narrative formation and shaping of the sensibilities of the public. We will be delving deeper into journalism cultures in different parts of the world and how they function.

In the fourth and final episode of our podcast we are talking about West Asia. which mainstream media refers to as the Middle East. The term “Middle East” was used and brought into everyday vocabulary by the british colonialist, look at the world, the map, the geography from where they stand. This term has hence found its way into our everyday language, journalism, and reportage. Through the course of this episode, we try and look at the larger narrative of islamophobia that has been wrongly perpetrated not just by the media but through different aspects of language and power. We dig deeper into several islamophobic stereotypes in media and how that has affected what gets reported and how, especially given the current sociopolitical situation and the war on the Palestinian people.

is a journalist originally from Raqqa, in Syria, and is currently based in France. His career as a journalist-activist began at the time of the Syrian revolution in 2011. He mainly covers investigative topics related to the violations committed by the Assad regime and the armed militias in Syria as writes and reports for various international media organisations, including Mediapart, Arte, and BBC.

Producer: Shriya Roy

Host: Shriya Roy

Concept: Shriya Roy