Islamophobia

against the religion of Islam is Islamophobia. In the United States, the media portray a negative picture of Muslims around the world. The term Islamophobia does not come from the terrorist attacks, it has been around since 1980. Islamophobia originated in the seventh century, when Islam spread into the European culture. This caused tension between Christians and Muslims and resulted in religious wars known as the crusades. There are four major types of islamophobia. Pre-reflective, which is…

goat loving terrorist, holding an AK-47? This way of thinking, this unfair hatred of people we don’t even know, is called Islamophobia, and it’s very common in the US. Islamophobia isn’t only a way of thinking, it’s a disease, and just like any other disease, people need to recognize that this is a problem, then look at the causes, side-effects, and possible cures. Islamophobia is defined on Dictionary.com as the “hatred or fear of Muslims or of their…

As in the world today, prejudice has gotten more racist and more racist. The article “ The Secret Costs of Islamophobia,” talks about how Muslims are being treated unfairly in America. A normal Muslim-American teenager who goes by the name of Aleena wrote a letter to President Barack Obama about how much she desires to live like a normal citizen and would be happy if people stop judging Muslims and categorize them as a “threat”. Aleena is not the only victim. There are tons of Muslims in…

MAINSTREAM MEDIA PORTRAYING MUSLIMS Currently a lot of Muslims are being look down on all around the world just because of what they believe in. Islamophobia is increasing and the only reason people dislike Muslims is because of how mainstream media portrays them. Mainstream media seem to always give the impression of Islam as if represents hate and killing, when actually it means peace. Whenever a horrific event happens the media always suspects it to be a group of Muslims or Arabs who are…

commonly thought to be a pipeline to this issue starts with two words: prejudice and Islamophobia. Prejudice is a common view or opinion of a group of people of which is not based upon fact or reason. Islamophobia, which is directly associated with prejudice, is feelings of dislike of, fear of, or prejudice towards Muslim or Islamic people, especially from a political or power standpoint. Two examples of Islamophobia actually come from two of the most well known United…

What is Islamophobia? It seems to be an easy question and yet it troubled most politicians around the Western world. After the September 11 terrorist attack and the subsequent War on Terror launched by the United States, tensions against Muslim in the Western world rose. Scholars have summarized this climate of anti-Muslim situation as Islamophobia. Unfortunately, Islamophobia is becoming more prevalent and socially acceptable in the modern world. Bipolar extremes of both sides typically…

Islamophobia is the term used to refer to the fear of and prejudice against the religion of Islam and Muslims. This is a trendy hate and discrimination that currently threatens multitude of Muslims Americans residing in the United States. Islamophobia was not always popular in the United States. According to journalist Ujifusa Andrew, Americans developed extreme fear in 2001 when multiple terrorist attacks were carried out on the United States by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. When Andrew…

Islamophobia, defined as “indiscriminate negative attitudes or emotions directed at Islam or Muslims” and also known as anti-Muslim discrimination, is both an organic and manufactured phenomena that has deep historical roots in orientalism whose origins date back several centuries ago. With that being said, the scope of this paper deals with the modern emergence of Islamophobia in the United States, particularly in the last three decades. Significant events such as the September 11, 2001 attacks…

these people from harming her any further. Several American Muslims faced this kind of harassment after 9/11. Actions not permitted in front regions of society (Goffman, 1959) became acceptable. Fifteen years have passed since the incident, but Islamophobia is still…

Islamophobia has been an ever-growing phenomenon in the United States for as long as one can remember. From the hate speech from our very own American politicians behind podiums to hate crimes against Muslims on our streets, the time came for an influential public figure to speak out and denounce this ignorance. On February 3rd of 2016, President Barack Obama made a historic and controversial visit to a mosque in Baltimore, Maryland to deliver a speech on freedom of religion, islamophobia, and…