But what explains the world of difference between the Ukrainian struggles and the ongoing quests for self-determination in Muslim-majority lands? The narratives of the underdog against the superpower, the imperial bully flexing its might against its weaker neighbor, and David versus Goliath are ubiquitously clear, yet misrepresented or removed in relation to Palestine, Yemen, and Kashmir.

QUESTION: What mechanisms drive this selective narrative framing? Worth investigating the media and political factors behind which self-determination struggles get covered.

Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamopho…, loc. 1190