Concluding Remarks

Starting from the understanding that the media reflect reality, this book has set off with an overview of the historical, social and economic situations of the Muslim communities in Bulgaria and the UK in order to justify the reason for the analysis. Although both communities are different in terms of origin and history of coexistence with the majority, there are similarities mostly born by the fact that both communities are predominantly of Sunni denomination, they carry the conscience of belonging to a global umma, and are affected by the fact that they both experience the consequences of the processes of globalisation and the terrorist attacks that happen worldwide. The differences in the background of each of the two communities account for the variety in presentations and the different cognitive patterns involved.