Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #8 Islam: Two Perspectives

Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #8 Islam: Two Perspectives: "Find where Islamic religious beliefs intersect with current events. Research a Western news source on the story and summarize the article fr..."
The story of Daniel Pearl, his abduction in Karachi, and his subsequent murder is discussed in two different articles, one written by the Wall Street Journal and the other by Al-Ahram. Both articles talk about how Dnaiel Pearl, who was working on finding a link between Harry Reid, the shoe bomber, and Al-Qaeda, was set up by two fake associates and taken into custody by an Islamic extremist group. Following his kidnapping, an email was sent to media corporations stating that if the U.S. did not treat prisoners fairly, resume the supplying of F 16s to Pakistan, and return the Paskitan ambassador to Pakistan, Daniel Pearl would be killed. A search was conducted in the Karichi region and a few days later the US consulate in Pakistan recieved a tape. The tape showed Daniel Pearl admitting to be a Jew, the subsequent slashing of his neck and finally the beheading of Daniel Pearl. The stances or the way the two newspapers view the event is the sole difference in the two articles written by them
There are some subtle differences that can be shown as at a larger scale. The Al-Ahram takes a less aggressive stance whereas the Wall Street Journal starts the article with a belligrent tone. Al-Ahram later takes a partially aggressive stance by including quotes which display anger at the murderers. The Wall Street Journal uses quotes from the Journal chiefs, Bush, Musharrraf and the State Department which display a mix of feelings ranging from revenge to sorrow to anger. The sharp contrast comes when the Al-Ahram ends on a more passive note by including a quote from Pearl's wife, Mariane, who states that, "It is far more valuable in my opinion to address this problem of terrorism with enough honesty to question our own responsibility as nations and as individuals for the rise of terrorism." The facts were exactly the same in both articles. The main difference was that the WSJ took on a more angry persona while the AL-Ahram took on a more compromising attitude.
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/575/in92.htm
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/pearl-022102.htm