Islamophobia
Islamophobia is the irrational fear of, hostility towards, or hatred against the religion of Islam or Muslim people in general.[1][2]
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Sometimes people use it to attack the ideological positions taken by Muslims, but more often than not they state the religion itself as the actual problem.
Muslim women are more likely to experience Islamophobia in their lifetime compared to Muslim men, especially if they are wearing some kind of veil.[3]
Examples of Islamophobia in the world
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During the Bosnian War in the 1990s, Serbian Orthodox Christians committed a genocide against Bosniak Muslims, with a strong motive of Islamophobia.[4]
In France, since 2013, it is illegal for Muslim women to wear veils (burqas and niqabs) that cover their faces publicly.[5][dubious ]
Criticism
changeAfter the Charlie Hebdo shooting in January 2015, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls refused to use Islamophobia due to his perception that many were using it to silence criticism of Islamism.[6]
In a December 2019 article in The Jewish Chronicle, British Jewish journalist Melanie Phillips criticized the concept by saying that it was invented by the Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood to mimic antisemitism and pathologize criticism of the Muslim world.[7]
In a November 2023 article in the Jewish News Syndicate, editor-in-chief Jonathan S. Tobin echoed the view of Melanie Phillips, expressing concern that excessive use of the word may downplay campus antisemitism.[8]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Dictionary — Islamophobia".
- ↑ "Oxford Dictionary — Islamophobia". Archived from the original on 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
- ↑ Siddique, Haroon (20 November 2013). "Muslim Women more likely to suffer Islamophobic attacks than men - study" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ↑ "ICTY — Summary" (PDF).
- ↑ Lentze, Georg (2 April 2013). "Islamic headscarf debate rekindled in France". BBC News.
- ↑ Goldberg, Jeffrey (16 January 2015). "French Prime Minister: I Refuse to Use This Term Islamophobia". The Atlantic. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ↑ "Don't fall for bogus claims of 'Islamophobia'". The Jewish Chronicle. December 16, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ↑ "Don't fall for the Islamophobia scam!". Jewish News Syndicate. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2024.