ACTUAL ARTICLE 2

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This is my finished version of my second article, i have set up a team meeting where a member of the Muslim community meets with a member of the Non - Muslim communtiy and they have an opportunity to quiz each other about each others religions. They had the opportunity to ask questions regarding the heritage of Islam and contemporary Islam within the 21st century and how it has changed. The Members involved had created the questions themselves. I have produced this article to make a statement that both Muslims and Non - Muslims can live in peace and that if they just communicate they could learn a lot about each others religions and opinions. They have both asked each other 5 questions about the opposite persons religion, i have also included some funny facts about each member to add a humourous side to the article and i have used the specific colour codes of my magazine so that the article is recognisable. I believe this sends a very powerful message to both the Muslim world and the Non - Muslim world that Islam is a peaceful religion and that all world religions can get along in perfect harmony. The media consumption and the language is generalised so that all types of audience could read this article and go away understanding what was said.

What I Have Done So Far & The Next Step... - (UPDATE) 4!!!

(WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR)...

I have now produced my Two Mock Ups for each piece of work, i believe that they have turned out very well, they are both very different pieces and i believe that this is good because it will give me more of a choice when i decide how my actual piece will look like. I must look at both magazines and see what the ethics of both magazines are and see what media elements i can take from oth magazines, i want my magazine to be both serious and also for a Non - Muslim audience as well. The next step for me is to take all of the research i have done, look at all the mock ups i have produced and make a finished product.

Mock Ups - FRONT COVER

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This is my first mock up of my front cover, it is relartively plain, in the sense that i do not really use any colour, however, i have decided to go for this look becuase i have not seen any magazines on the market like tis one before, the question mark also catches the audiences attention as well, when they see the question mark they may think about what type of magazine this is and this may draw the audience into the magazine as well. the headline "the truth", may be a little too serious if i were to aim this magazine at its intended audience which is both Muslims and Non Muslims.

Mock Ups - CONTENTS PAGE

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This is my contents page, i decided to make a contents page like this because i felt that it was fairly simple yet effective, everything is evenly spread out onto the page and i have used simple colours such as black and white because i feel that the image is not the important element here but the content is more important. all together i have made 27 pages.

Mock Ups - ADVERT

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This is my first draft advert, it fits in with the theme of my simple magazine, i have stayed with the colours black and white which is the theme throughout this magazine, i have put the word "ISLAM" all around the page and in even bigger letters "CURIOUS & WANT TO KNOW MORE", this makes the audience feel intrigued as they wish to know about my magazine, this advert is also advertising a subscription to my magazine as well.

Mock Ups - ARTICLE

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This is a first draft of an article i have done on terrorism, i have tried to tell the truth about islam and outline the key concepts the simplest way i can, i believe this article to be of relevance to the times as we are trying to combat such aspects in society today.

Mock Ups - MIRACLE VS COINCIDENCE

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This is a very good page, i may consider using this page in my actual magazine as it is very powerful, this is something that everyone would be interested in and not just Muslims. This makes the audience intrigued and interested.

Mock Ups 2 - FRONT COVER

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This is my second mock up of my front cover, in contrast to my first draft i use a lot more colour, i choose to do this as it is different from my last cover, i have chosen to put a palestinian flag in the middle as this would catch the eye of both the Non - Muslim and Muslim audience and also the fact that it is a very debatable topic around the world and has been going on for years, the masthead "salam", is botha greating and also means peace which suggest this is what islam is but is being portrayed wrogly within the british media, i have also decided to use no images of people which could suggest a slight hint of seriousness, i have taken this idea from the Al - Jumuah magazine.

Mock Ups 2 - CONTENTS PAGE

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This is my second mock up for my contents page, i decided to make a contents page like this because i felt that it was fairly simple, everything is easy on the eye, i have used cotrasting colours such as white, black and blue and have produced 27 pages.

Mock Ups 2 - ADVERT

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This is my second draft advert, it fits in with the theme Palestine, i have chosen to use the colours blue, gold and silver, the aim of this advert is to make people think about whether the news which is being portrayed by the british media about the events that are happening within palestine are 'a window to the world', or 'a mirror on the world', are they showing us the truth or are they just showing us what they want to show us. I beleive that this is a very powerful message which is being portrayed and is aimed at both the Non - Muslim and Muslim target audience.

Mock Ups 2 - ARTICLE

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This is a second draft of an article. i have based it on the holy month of Ramadan, i have tried to tell the truth about islam and outline the key concepts of ramadan for begininers and in such a way that the Muslim audience does not feel patronised, i believe this article to be of relevance to the times as i wish to send out a message to the world about the holy festival which comes around once every year, this is an example of easy media consumption as the language used and the pictures suggests that it is aimed at all types of audience.

What I Have Done So Far & The Next Step... - (UPDATE) 3!!!

(WHAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR)...

I have just posted my product research and have anotated it for both 'Emel' and 'Al - Jumuah', i am planning to base my magazine on 'Emel'. I have also finished my Institutional Research as well for both Magazines, i will hopefully produce two Mock Ups for each piece of work i have done and hopefully in the future produce my final pieces, i will use all of the knowledge i have attained from both magazines to try and produce a serious Islamic magazine which can be understood with ease by both Muslims and Non - Muslims.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE

This is a front cover from the magazine of 'Al jumuah' magazine, they do not use a cover star who, but a relevent picture of the Kaa'bah with hearts pointing in the direction of the Kaa'ba , which draws the audiences attention to the front cover, the title also catches the audiences eyes as it contrasts with the back of the front cover, but this front cover sends a very powerful image to the Muslim target audience.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE 2

This is one of the front covers i have analysed from Al jumuah magazine, they do not use a cover star which suggests that it is a serious magazine, this could possibly be for religious reasons and also the layout is not so cluttered with content, which suggests that it focuses on key and relevent issues, of religion, very selective language is used as well.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE 3

This is a contents page from Al - Jumuah magazine, they seem to cover a diverse amount of topics such as parenting, religion and family issues, which would be of interest to the Muslim reader, they also do not seem to use pictures of peoples faces but peoples hands instead, which suggest the level of seriousness of the magazine, their contents page also seems very cluttered which is the opposite to its rivals, however the contents page is very structured and everything seems to have its place.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE 4

This is an advert from 'Al - Jumuah' magazine and is a free giveaway subscription service of an islamic photo book of mecca and medina, this may also suggest the type of target audience they aim their magazine at, the images used of mecca and mediana within the advert are very powerful and the readers can relate to it. the number to subscribe is free and to call is free and these are all selling points for the audience as this would make them interested.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE 5

This is an article from the 'Al - Jumuah' magazine, the language used is carefully selected and the general structure suggests that this is a serious religious magazine, it also suggests that it covers topics such as religion, they seem to carefully choose their language and the structure in which they write suggests that the reader must have some or a lot of understanding about islam and even sometimes the arabic language, the do not use pictures of peoples faces which may be another suggestion for the fact that they are a serious magazine.

Product Research – AL - JUMUAH MAGAZINE 6

This is the type of target audience the 'Al - Jumuah' Magazine aim their product at, the audience is probably aimed at Muslims, simply because of the topics covered, the way in which they are covered and the language which is used, they tend not to use pictures of peoples faces. The layout suggests that it is a very strict magazine, which is aimed at Muslims.

Product Research – EMEL MAGAZINE

This is a front cover from the magazine of 'Emel' magazine, they use a cover star who is covering the tagline of their magazine and part of the 'M' in the title, which draws the audiences attention to the cover star, her name seems to be in big bold letters which draws the audiences eyes towards her, this may influence the audiences decision to purchase this magazine as their is a celebrity on the front cover, even Non Muslim People would recognise her, this may influence their chioce in purchasing this magazine, i wish to incorporate this ideology into my magazine as this would incourage all audiences to purchase my magazine.

Product Research – EMEL MAGAZINE 2

This is one of the front covers i have analysed from Emel magazine, they use a cover star which suggests that it is a less serious magazine and also the layout is not so cluttered with content, which suggests that it focuses on key issues, of religion and other social topics which may be of interest to both Muslims and non Muslims. The use of a well known celebrity may influence the audiences decision to purchase this magazine as their is a celebrity on the front cover, even Non Muslim People would recognise her, this may influence their chioce in purchasing this magazine, i wish to incorporate this ideology into my magazine as this would incourage all audiences to purchase my magazine.