Asultany exhibits the ways in which media has shaped the image of Muslims and Arabs after the events of 9/11. (CITA) Asultany explains that Television shows can be an influential way that information and events are conveyed to a nation and how they can shape the way the audience perceives that information. (CITATION) This relates to terrorism and the portrayal of Muslims and Arabs, because during the years after the events of 9/11, TV shows became a crucial way that American citizens saw and talked about the state of emergency that the United States was under. This is an issue because TV shows claim that their storylines and the information they present is for dramatic and entertainment purposes, however audiences often take the information
