The editors have brought together a collection of essays covering the media and public debate dimension of the events of 9/11 and beyond from the point of view of Middle Eastern and Asian countries. The volume includes nine case studies, all with a strong empirical focus.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Peter van der Veer -- War propaganda and the liberal public sphere / Peter van der Veer -- The West and the rest : a drama in two acts and an epilogue / Larry Gross and Sasha Costanza-Chock -- Television in America from 9/11 and America's continuing 'War on Terror' : single theme, multiple media lenses / Shoma Munshi -- The Middle East's democracy deficit and the expanding public sphere / Dale F. Eickelman -- Political Islam in Iran and the emergence of a religious public sphere : the impact of September 11 / Mahmoud Alinejad -- 7. September 11 and after : pressure for regulation and self-regulation in the Indian media / Manoj Joshi -- The Jewish hand : the response of the Jamaat-e-Islami Hind / Irfan Ahmad -- The WTC tragedy and the U.S. attack on Afghanistan : the press joins in beating the war drums / Tjahjo Purnomo Wijadi -- War, words, and images / Goenawan Mohamad -- When Osama and friends came a-calling : the political deployment of the overdetermined image of Osama ben Laden in the contestation for Islamic symbols in Malaysia/ Farish A. Noor -- Some 'Muslims' within: watching television in Britain after September 11 / Asu Aksoy.