applying "PRAXIS" to the theories contesting Islam & the West

Below is attached a paper i wrote for my Marxism & culture class taught by Ben Kafka about how Marx was often grappling with the difficulties of turning philosophical thought into practice. In writing a second paper for the course this evening i found myself thinking of some of these ideas in a greater context. Somehow i linked it to our coursework dealing with the "clash" and "orientalist" theories and the relationship between Islam/media/west.

recent class discussions that raised questions such as:

1. does media propagate existing views or change them?

2. does the "war on terror" equal "the war on Islam"? and are they one in the same or have they morphed into a single entity because of media involvement and representation?

aside from the "philosophical catch-22" i address in my paper, Marx distinguished himself by referencing this notion of "PRAXIS" which addresses the belief in "combining both theories and practice." In discussing these: "war on terror" "clash/orient" pro-Arab or pan-Arab media outlets- are the effects of media exemplifying praxis?

do channels such as Al-jazeera, alhurrah enhance and impact audience perception by challenging restrictive ideologies with more pluralistic representations? or do they fall into the "death to America trap"? are they media campaigns with subversive intentions or do they employ praxis?

To me, they are perfect examples of taking action in the world of media globalization in which we live in today creating news content, programming, documentaries, and coverage that address these theories but challenge them and re-write them. Al-Jazeera's varied coverage, though it perhaps mimics other news media formats falling into some traps of homogenization as a "product of the west" it is its own entity truly employing praxis with its pluralism