Reframing the Arabic Narratives on Daesh in the English Media

The Ideological Impact

Bibliographic Data

ID21240037
AuthorsNael F M Hijjo (0000-0003-2466-4998, Hunan Normal University, corresponding author), Sukhmani Kaur (0000-0001-9497-8277, University of Malaya), Kais Amir Kadhim (0000-0003-3081-9757, Hunan Normal University)
Year2019
Volume5
Issue1
Pages81-93
Publication date2019-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOpen Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2300-9969 • E-ISSN: 2300-9969
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/opli-2019-0005
OpenAlexW2940687557
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited23

This paper discusses the dynamic role of translators in possibly promoting certain ideologies and political agendas by presenting stories through the lens of an ideologically laden meta-narrative. It compares the representation of ‘ Daesh ’ in the narratives of Arabic editorials and their English translations published by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). MEMRI is a pro-Israeli organization, widely cited by leading Western media outlets, especially in the US. The study adopts the narrative theoryinformed analysis of Baker (2006) as its theoretical framework to examine how narrative is used to legitimize, normalize, and justify certain actions to the public. The findings suggest that through translation, MEMRI draws upon the meta-narrative of the War on Terror in furthering its ideologically laden agenda of terrorist Arabs and Muslims by publishing selective and decontextualized excerpts and mistranslation of concepts such as Daesh ( داعش), Jihad (جهاد), and Jizya (جزية)

Art · Cognitive reframing · Ideology · Literature · Media studies · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Social Psychology · Translation Studies and Practices

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