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    Never have TV viewers seen such contrast in Muslim images after New Zealand's attacks

    by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times Mar 26, 2019 5 minutes

    Fifty pairs of empty shoes lined up outside a New Zealand church to commemorate 50 Muslim lives lost. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's hijab. A prime minister who wore a head scarf when consoling the bereaved. A world leader who downplayed white nationalism even after a gunman stormed two mosques during Friday prayer.

    Never before have American viewers seen Muslims covered by the media with such a broad range of images and narratives as they have this month. From Fox News host Jeanine Pirro's shrill proclamations that Omar honors Sharia law above the U.S. Constitution to the massive outpouring of grief and support for the victims and survivors of the Christchurch attacks, shifting politics and tragic events have forced a long overdue reckoning.

    Most everything Americans thought they knew about Muslims here and abroad has been challenged, on screen, and at an unprecedented pace. Muslims are not only perpetrators

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