Geography of Religion

Aims:

>Analysing the power of media in influencing the geographies of religion

>Evaluating the discourses which have been significant in shaping societies perceptions of Islam

>Emphasise the importance of raising awareness of Islam today


What We Will Be Doing:

-Exploring the links between religion and geography
-Looking at the influence of media in creating 'New' geographies of religion, through a simple group exercise.
-Look at video evidence to understand the power of media
-Using a guest speaker to look at a real life example of how islam is going about its fight to overcome the power of the media


What You Can Do:

-Start thinking of the importance of the media

-Explore the media and its links to social construction of societies attitudes towards religion

Thanks

Amit Lakhani
Sidrah Khan