The Islamophobia controversy in Nussa dan Rarra cartoon film

An insight into Indonesian netizens’ tweets

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ID21439554
AuthorsHeksa Biopsi Puji Hastuti (0000-0001-7400-6171, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia, corresponding author), Riani Riani (0000-0003-1649-380X, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia), Hasina Fajrin R (0000-0002-3482-0985, National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Year2024
Volume34
Issue3
Pages333-352
Publication date2024-05-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0129-2986 • E-ISSN: 1742-0911
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01292986.2024.2314779
OpenAlexW4391741774
LanguageEN
References cited41

This article examines the Islamophobia controversy over the Nussa dan Rarra cartoon film (NRCF) on Twitter (X). This controversy was initially triggered by two influencers that became a trending topic. The study employed a qualitative method with a moral panic theory approach. The primary data was tweets on Twitter containing comments on the NRCF. Data analysis was done through five stages of the moral panic process. The trigger tweet’s main issue in the NRCF was the figure behind the scenes, Felix Siauw, with his Hizb ut-Tahrir Indonesia (HTI). The pro and contra responses went back and forth to debate the themes of NRCF’s negative labels, such as costume, manner, Taliban, and radicalism, as a threat to society. This study found that the effort to evoke Islamophobia has not succeeded in causing panic because the majority of society and authorities do not support it, making the film still survive to this day

Criminology · Indonesian · Influencer marketing · Islamophobia · Linguistics · Media studies · Moral panic · Political science · Politics · Sociology · COVID-19 Prevention and Impact · Islamic Finance and Communication · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy

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