Western Media and Spread of Islam in the West

Today is the era of communication, and our social, political and cultural life is hugely affected by mass media. In this era, the power of mass media is a key to evaluate the quality of public opinion in each society. Mass media can play an important role in emergence of new custom, evolution of global culture and change in human behavior and manners. On the other hand, researchers and intellectuals always consider the relationship between Islam and the West. After September 11 attacks and Crusades analysts are highly focused on this relationship. Considering the growing spread of Islam and increase of Muslims population in the West, some western politician raised the issue ofIslamophobia. Today this issue is introduced as the main social crisis of western citizens, which is almost tangible in the western media. In this paper Islamophobia will be defined and the role of western media as the most important software tool in this subject will be discussed.