Yaygın din eğitimi açısından sinemada islamofobi

Abstract

Although intolerance towards the other has always existed in Western societies throughout history, it started to come to the fore more after the attack on the twin towers in the USA on September 11, 2001. This situation, which is called Islamophobia, means fear of Islam and Muslims, but also includes the meanings of anti-Islam and hostility. 
 The aim of this article is to examine the effect of cinema, which is used as a common religious education tool, on society and people. In the study, which was limited to movies and TV series shot in Hollywood cinema after 2000, the data were tried to be evaluated in the context of Islamophobia. The reason why cinema is preferred is that it easily reaches the masses, creates a permanent effect on the society and changes the behavior of people. In this respect, the question of how to benefit from religious education against the increasing Islamophobic films in cinema, which is accepted as one of the non-formal education instruments, constitutes the main problem of the study.
 The data used in the research were selected from the TV series and movies that got 7 or more points from the Imdb website. Imdb has been preferred because of its objective features such as separating actors and movies according to their categories and giving points, and having a membership system open to everyone. Content analysis method was used to classify and summarize the data in terms of problem and purpose and to extract a certain meaning. Since the study is an original study that evaluates post-2000 Hollywood films in the context of Islamophobic elements and gives information about the methods of benefiting from cinema in religious education, it is hoped that it will be a source for cinema and religious education researches to be made in the coming years.