Facets of a Moral Panic

What is it about?

This article aims to explore the public imagination on Sharia in the West, particularly how Sharia Courts have been framed in the British media since the first signs of a huge societal debate around 2008 with the foundation of the Muslim Arbitration Tribunal and the Archbishop of Canterbury declaration advocating in favor of Sharia, until recent developments. Research shows that gender issues are a major focus in both academic discussions and public debates, particularly in the British government's efforts to protect Muslim women. This schematic study is interested in mapping the multiplicity of frames (despite the gender equality concentration observed) also to fill the gap of media representation of Muslims in Britain, which has briefly touched on Sharia aspects in discursive tones.

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