Islamophobia Discourse in the United States; A Case Study of Fox News

Although Islamophobia is a new word but in practice it has a long history. To present a terrible image of Islam including the holy text from which it derives, the shari’a, and Muslims entered in a new phase after September 11th events. If the supporters of “war on terrorism” assume media as the oxygen for terrorism, we can assume the same role for media when it comes to Islamophobia. Studies show that even prior to 9/11 there were some certain types of Islamophobia. At the time Ismaophobia was used to isolate Muslims in western societies and to put pressure on Islamic world to change the behavior of Islamic governments. But now using the slogan of “war on terrorism” Islamophobia paved the way for regime change in Iraq and Afghanistan. This article, by using a Foucaultian Discourse Analysis, will attempt to analyze the Islamophobia discourse arguing that it is the result of American neo-conservatives in an attempt to dominate the world. In doing this, the author will evaluate Fox News role and shows how channels like this do not want to reflect the realities as they are but rather they reflect the information after filtering them according to their views and priorities.