Between Sect and Secularism: The Mediated Ambiguities of the Syrian Nation State
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Between Sect and Secularism : The Mediated Ambiguities of the Syrian Nation State. / Galal, Ehab; Ab Yonus, Zenia Bredmose Henriksen.
In: Global media journal (GMJ) German edition, Vol. 10, No. 2, 1, 18.02.2021, p. 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Between Sect and Secularism
T2 - The Mediated Ambiguities of the Syrian Nation State
AU - Galal, Ehab
AU - Ab Yonus, Zenia Bredmose Henriksen
PY - 2021/2/18
Y1 - 2021/2/18
N2 - This paper examines narrative discourses of the Syrian loyalist TV channel Sama TV in the light of Syria’s current armed conflict, demography, and regional geopolitics. The focus is on thetense relationship between secularism and religious representations on the channel. Compared to state television, private channel Sama TV has more room for maneuver to embrace a new form of religious presence that challenges the ideological secularism of the Syrian nation state. The national “mythscapes” of Syria, simultaneously a secular and (Sunni) Muslim nation, characterized by a certain ambiguity, are consequently reinforced.
AB - This paper examines narrative discourses of the Syrian loyalist TV channel Sama TV in the light of Syria’s current armed conflict, demography, and regional geopolitics. The focus is on thetense relationship between secularism and religious representations on the channel. Compared to state television, private channel Sama TV has more room for maneuver to embrace a new form of religious presence that challenges the ideological secularism of the Syrian nation state. The national “mythscapes” of Syria, simultaneously a secular and (Sunni) Muslim nation, characterized by a certain ambiguity, are consequently reinforced.
U2 - 10.22032/dbt.47739
DO - 10.22032/dbt.47739
M3 - Journal article
VL - 10
SP - 1
JO - Global media journal (GMJ) German edition
JF - Global media journal (GMJ) German edition
IS - 2
M1 - 1
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