TY - BOOK AU - Riley,Robin L. TI - Depicting the veil: transnational sexism and the war on terror SN - 9781780321295 (hbk.) AV - HQ1170 .R56 2013 U1 - 327.730082 23 PY - 2013/// CY - London PB - Zed Books KW - Muslim women KW - Press coverage KW - Sexism in mass media KW - Sexism in political culture KW - War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 KW - Women KW - Imperialism KW - Orientalism KW - Women in mass media KW - Islam in mass media KW - Women and war KW - Mass media and war N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-175) and index; Also issued online N2 - This text exposes how gendered Orientalism is wielded to justify Western imperialism. Over the last ten years, Western governments and mainstream media have utilized concepts of white masculine supremacy and feminine helplessness, juxtaposed with Orientalist images depicting women of colour as mysterious, sinister, and dangerous to support war. Oscillating between 'Mrs. Anthrax', female suicide bombers and tragic, helpless victims, representations of 'brown women' have spawned both rescue narratives and terrorist alerts ER -