al-Afkar, Journal For Islamic Studies
Vol. 9 No. 2 (2026)

Media, Education and Islamophobia: The Representation of Islam and Muslims in Indonesian Media

Khoirotusyarifah (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)
Ita Tahyudin (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)
Faisal Anwar Husain (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)
Erni Haryanti (Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Aug 2026

Abstract

This study was intended to depict what the role of education is in overcoming islamophobia in muslim communities by increasing awareness, critical thinking, and tolerance. There are two main reasons for this study, (a) media has become a boomerang in islamophobia, (b) lack of public awareness in digesting messages through social media so that it causes discrimination, prejudice, and hostility. This study was phenomenology approach of qualitative study. The findings reveal; (1) Education can create people more critical. (2) Institutions and schools can reduce bias and stereotypes through an inclusive curriculum that emphasizes human values. (3) Education can humanize humans. Further, islamophobia occurs in our society due to the fact that they consume information directly without re-checking whether the information is true or false. It can be conclude that the media as a power is also often a fire that makes people confused about which side they should consider right, therefore through education, the community can be invited to think critically.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Afkar_Journal

Publisher

Subject

Social Sciences

Description

al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is published by Association of Secondment Lecturers (Asosiasi Dosen DPK) UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung Indonesia. Focus of al-Afkar, Journal for Islamic Studies is on publishing original empirical research articles and theoretical reviews of Islamic Studies, ...