Is the British press prejudiced against Muslims? In what ways can prejudice be explicit or subtle? This book uses a detailed analysis of over 140 million words of newspaper articles on Muslims & Islam combining corpus linguistics & discourse analysis methods to produce an objective picture of media attitudes. The authors analyse representations around frequently cited topics such as Muslim women who wear the veil & hate preachers. The analysis is self-reflexive & multidisciplinary incorporating research on journalistic practices readership patterns & attitude surveys to answer questions which include: what do journalists mean when they use phrases like devout Muslim & how did the 9/11 & 7/7 attacks affect press reporting? This is a stimulating & unique book for those working in fields of discourse analysis & corpus linguistics while clear explanations of linguistic terminology make it valuable to those in the fields of politics media studies journalism & Islamic studies.