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Operation ‘Trojan Horse’ is associated with ‘Islamist’, ‘Jihadist’ plot to take over Birmingham schools. This chapter critically examines the politics surrounding ‘Trojan Horse’ through the lenses of racial politics. It demonstrates the process’ through which Muslims are constructed as racialised outsiders who pose an imminent security threat. It focuses specifically on media discourses surrounding the ‘Trojan Horse’ and argues that the media does not objectively report news but rather they are actively involved in creating news.
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Miah, S. (2017). Trojan Horse, Muslims and the Islamist Threat. In: Muslims, Schooling and Security. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52335-4_2
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