The representation of Islam in the national geographic magazine cover of the Afghan girl: a multimodal analysis / Nadhratunnaim Abas and Roslina Abdul Aziz

The study is intended to delve into the portrayal of a Muslim identity that represents the constructed reality of Islam. Using Kress and van Leeuwen's (1996) Multimodal Analysis of reading visuals, it focuses on the semiotic properties of the Afghan Girl image in order to uncover its interpreta...

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Main Authors: Abas, Nadhratunnaim (Author), Abdul Aziz, Roslina (Author)
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Published: 2016.
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