Between Sect and Secularism: The Mediated Ambiguities of the Syrian Nation State

Between Sect and Secularism: The Mediated Ambiguities of the Syrian Nation State

This paper examines narrative discourses of the Syrian loyalist TV channel Sama TV in the light of Syria’s current armed conflict, demography, and regional geopolitics. The focus is on the tense relationship between secularism and religious representations on the channel. Compared to sta...

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Main Authors: Ehab Galal, Zenia Yonus
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: FU Berlin, University of Erfurt 2021-02-01
Series:Global Media Journal: German Edition
Subjects:
collective identity
cult
martyrs
mediated “mythscapes”
mobilization media
narrative discourses
national symbols
sama tv
secularism
syrian television
Online Access:https://www.db-thueringen.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/dbt_derivate_00052663/GMJ20_Galal_Yonus_final.pdf
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Summary:This paper examines narrative discourses of the Syrian loyalist TV channel Sama TV in the light of Syria’s current armed conflict, demography, and regional geopolitics. The focus is on the tense relationship between secularism and religious representations on the channel. Compared to state television, private channel Sama TV has more room for maneuver to embrace a new form of religious presence that challenges the ideological secularism of the Syrian nation state. The national “mythscapes” of Syria, simultaneously a secular and (Sunni) Muslim nation, characterized by a certain ambiguity, are consequently reinforced.
ISSN:2196-4807

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