Abstract:

Christchurch attacks of New Zealand were the Islamophobic attacks of 2019 which raised many questions for not only Muslim nations but also non-Muslim ones. After these attacks the whole international media got indulged into the coverage of these attacks. There were multiple discourses on the issue in the international media reflecting on the context and possible consequences of the attacks. Christ Church attacks gained the attention of the world and reactions from both Muslim and non-Muslim countries were observed. So the present study aimed to analyze the frames used by International Media to know the agenda regarding the representation of issue. The study also aimed to analyze the framing of Muslim narratives in international media by comparing the Muslim and non-Muslim media. Working under the agenda setting and framing theory through content analysis the study concluded that non-Muslim media more highlighted Christchurch attacks and their agenda remained focused to attacks as compare to non-Muslim press, while, Muslim press highlighted the narrative of Muslims in more positive way as compared to non-Muslim press. The non-Muslim press has not given attention to discuss the narratives of Muslims on the issue and was not found playing a part encountering Islamophobia. The frames used to represent the context of Christchurch attacks were pro Muslims and the coverage of these attacks was found in the favor of Muslims that tried to create a soft Image of Muslims by the selected press.

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