Problem Statement Considering that we are living in the century of information, modern mass communication media present one of the most significant powers that are capable of shaping people’s opinions. The impact of media presents a significant problem when it comes to the perception of the most popular religions in the world and people who live in accordance with religious values. When speaking about the way that modern media shape and change the views on the most popular traditional religions, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the media representation of Islam and Muslims as the aggressiveness of the latter is often exaggerated. In fact, it is a known fact that there are many people who demonstrate internal conflicts and commit serious crimes even though they consider themselves to be following their religious commandments. In the modern world, there are numerous cases when people, who practice different religions or consider themselves to be atheists, commit indiscretions and do much harm to animals, property, or other people. Nevertheless, the problem of the impact that media has on the global society needs to be studied with regard to Islam and Muslims as a large group. There is an assumption that modern media that have an impact on the entire world (especially those in North America and Europe) tend to attract a lot of attention to the crimes of those people who consider themselves to be Muslims. At the same time, the religious identity of those people who practice other religions is not usually brought a focus on; therefore, non-Muslims’ perceptions of Islam and common people related to the Muslim world can be distorted. Taking these concerns into account, the proposed study is going to define whether the tendency to “demonize” Islam and Muslims exists in modern media. Also, the proposed research paper is aimed at defining whether this tendency impacts the perceptions of Islam that common people in non-Muslim countries have. Literature Review The problem of the representation of Islam in media has been studied by numerous researchers who are concerned about the impact of the negative image of Islam on common people who practice this religion. Language can be listed among the key tools helping to manipulate the masses, and this problem is extremely important when it comes to the image of religions that sometimes run counter to the values of Europeans and Americans. In particular, modern researchers from different countries are interested in the tendency to associate Islam and Muslims with terrorism and aggressive behavior based on religious differences (Bazian & Leung, 2014). According to the most recent studies in the field, numerous tragic events (especially the September 11 attacks) and the way that they are represented in Western media have become the reason to associate Islam and Muslim culture with terrorism and religious discord (Yusof, Hassan, F., Hassan, M., & Osman, 2013). The researchers state that strong associations between physical aggression and Islam have become more common recently due to the impact of the international media. According to the results of their research, there are numerous negative stereotypes a