Islamophobia has proliferated exponentially since september 11, in countless cases of discrimination, racims, hate speeches, physical attacks, and antimuslim campaigns. Islamophobia reemerges in public discourses and part of state policies in the postcold war period and builds upon latent islamophobia that is sustained in the long history of orientalist and stereotypical. Like 98 percent of somali girls, ayaan was subjected to female genital mutilation. Expanding multicultural understanding through childrens and young adult literature. The authors give a working definition of what islamophobia consists of in relation to other phobias in their introduction.
Islamophobia is a term that has been widely applied to antimuslim ideas and actions, especially since 911. She embraced islam while she was growing up, but continued. Islamophobia and the politics of empire kumar, deepa on. Islamophobia in australia is a timely book that traces the rise of racism against muslims through an extensive analysis of critical events and issues. The term islamophobia industry has been coined by nathan lean and john esposito in the 2012 book the islamophobia industry. This compelling book is an exquisite testament to what it means to subvert islamophobia. As new police figures show that more than 800 islamophobic attacks were recorded in london in the year to july, four young people told buzzfeed news their stories of facing antimuslim hate crimes. Most historians believe that islam originated in mecca and medina at the start of the 7th century ce, approximately 600 years after the founding of christianity.
You can learn about sharia from authors who have no clue what it means, or about the tenets of islam from authors whose bias can be seen from a mile away. Green is a comprehensive reader on islamophobia, or an irrational fear of muslims. Islamophobia in the united states can be described as the affective distrust and hostility towards muslims, islam, and those perceived as following the religion and or appear as members of the religion and its associative groups. The mural stands as a powerful symbolic reminder of antifascism in the east end. This article examines the historical construction of the figure of the muslim through the concept of race and islamophobia. Islamophobia is the fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the islamic religion or muslims. Islamophobia news, research and analysis the conversation. The same week that donald trump proposed halting all muslim immigration, for instance, the liberal writer michael tomasky effectively called on muslims in the us to prove that theyre good americans. The prevalence of islamophobia has never been greater, this selection of books explores how islamophobia has manifested and what we can do to fight it.
Edward said leaves us with the impression that all prejudice is only on the part of the west. Islamophobia by peter gottschalk and gabriel greenberg is one of those books that must be read by americans in this post911 world. Theres no such thing as islamophobia islamophobia information. An introduction of islamophobia in the west by todd h. Islamophobia is a political term meant as an insult that literally means the fear of muslims. He has received the bruno kreisky award for the political book of the year, for his anthology islamophobia in austria coed. In the wake of terrorist attacks and isis, here are tips and strategies for parent and family roundtable discussion with youth about muslims, islamophobia and being an ally.
Islamophobia became a popular term in ideological debate in the 2000s, and it has also been retrospectively applied to earlier incidents. The history of islam concerns the political, social, economic and cultural developments of islamic civilization. This guide is intended to provide general information about antioppression, diversity, and inclusion as well as information and resources for the social justice issues key to current dialogues within the simmons community. Recommendations to american muslim individuals be an example of the islamic traditions of patience and reasonmuslims should avoid responses that play into the agendas of those seeking to smear our faith. Islamophobia likely exerts a greater impact on population health than research to date suggests. Islam as my religion and muhammad saw as my prophet, paradise becomes compulsory for them. The 2006 danis cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding pope benedict xvis regensburg speech have also raised crucial questions about freedom of expression, multiculturalism, respect for religious symbols. Islamophobia, as a problem, is often argued to be a rational choice by the stereotypical media coverage of islam and muslims, even though it points to the symptom rather than the root cause. We do not need more information about islam, but more information about the making of racist stereotypes in general. Islamophobia apparently has as much to do with imagination as with reality. Islamophobia, or the threat of islam, is the ingredient, as postulated in huntingtons clash of civilizations thesis that is needed to affirm the western selfidentify after the end of the cold war and a lack of a singular threat or purpose through which to define, unify, and claim the future for the west. The issue of islamophobia is considered from the perspective of the local, regional, and global.
Understanding antimuslim racism through the lived experiences of muslim youth is a timely exploration of the exp see more. The routledge international handbook of islamophobia. Recently, in the context of the danish cartoon controversy of 2006, the argument has been made that the term islamophobia confuses religious hatred with religious criticism. This presentation is the intellectual property of islamic networks group ing and is. This is a table talk parentfamily discussion guide about islamophobia and being an ally. In their books deepa kumar and junaid rana have argued that formation of islamophobic discourses has. It is the worlds secondlargest religion with over 1. It has emerged in australia as an outcome of general public opposition to multiculturalism and migration as well as in response to international conflicts involving muslims. Unlike the relationship of a buyer and a seller, it is a relationship of mutual benefit, where ideologies and political proclivities converge to advance the same agenda.
The incidence of islamophobia, and the magnitude of the phenomenon and its. Childrens books about muslims and muslimamericans adl books matter the. Check out information about the change here a note on the scope of this guide. May, 2019 unchallenged, islamophobia will continue to increase. This social aversion and bias is facilitated and perpetuated by violent and uncivilized stereotypes portrayed in various forms of american media networks and. Critique of religion is a fundamental western right, not an illness. Islam faithful believe in allah god and in the prophet muhammad as his messenger. Biographical information on authors in the islamophobia section majid alsayegh muslim is founder and principal of alta management, llc, douglassville, pa, providing project management services in the public and private sectors for a quarter century. An introduction to islamophobia in the west todd h. A journalistic look at the terrifying growth of islamophobia across the western world. In islamism and us, pierreandre taguieff, an influential historian of ideas whose previous books have focused on racism, antisemitism, and nationalism. Isj is an interdisciplinary and multilingual academic journal that encourages submissions that theorizes the historical, political. The notion of islamophobia is meant to give the religion of the prophet a status of exemption denied to other spiritual systems.
The following is a list of incidents characterized as inspired by islamophobia by commentators. The current climate of islamophobia and the research on stigma, discrimination, and health suggest that greater attention needs to be paid to islamophobia and public health in the united states. Although its roots go back further, scholars typically date the creation of islam to. Islamophobia can supposedly take the form of criticisms against certain ideological positions taken by believers but almost always state the religion itself as the actual problem. All these questions and more are answered by mattson, who is a religious scholar and teacher. A history of islamophobia the acronym imsas official. Were seeing a toxic rise in islamophobia that reaches its apex on the far right, but also extends to the centerleft. The slideshow above is an abbreviated version of the information below and can serve as an introduction to islamophobia, its sources and effects, and tools and strategies to combat it.
Some of the manifestations of islamophobia are as hostility towards them, andor the attitude of condemnation of islam, its. Free islamic books free islamic ebooks on quran, hadith, aqeedah, tawheed, salah, ramadan, zakah, hajj, angels, jinn, akhirah, companions of the prophet and many more. Narzanin massoumi is a british academy postdoctoral fellow 201619 at the university of bath. This presentation is the intellectual property of islamic networks group ing and is available for noncommercial public use only. For updates to all four booklists and for more information please see muslims in story. Islamophobia is an emerging comparative concept in the social sciences. Beydoun stands out as a brilliant scholar and advocate who gives. Wondering about the use of islamomisia instead of islamophobia. Muslims, however, believe that it did not start with muhammad, but that it was the original faith of others whom they. The word, islamophobia, can be traced all the way back to 1910, where alain quellien used the word islamophobie to criticize french colonial administrators for their treatment of muslim subjects. These books explore new territories in the scholarly debate on islamophobia. International sociologyadditional services and information for.
This book traces islamophobia as a phenomenon from history and attempts to break some of the myths that are dominant in contemporary literature. This report describes the nature of islamophobia in modern. Many books that promise the truth about muslims are actually full of hatred and bigotry. Islamophobia is the fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the islamic religion or muslims generally, especially when seen as a geopolitical force or the source of. Islamophobia understanding antimuslim racism through the. I remember the four words that repeatedly scrolled across my mind after the first plane crashed into the world trade center in new york city. Discover librarianselected research resources on islamophobia from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The authors suggest lessons about the mena, which is great if you are teaching about the region. Incitement to religious hatredlegislating for a new fear. Islam is a monotheistic religion that is based on the book of the koran. The routledge international handbook of islamophobia provides a comprehensive singlevolume collection of key readings in islamophobia. Frequently asked questions aout islamaphoia and muslim ommunities what is islam. Islam is the second largest religion in the world after christianity, with about 1.
She is the author of muslim women, social movements and the war on terror palgrave macmillan, 2016 and the coeditor of what is islamophobia. The anatomy of intolerance is an excellent and timely addition to the growing scholarship on the academic study of islamophobia. As a threat to white christian supremacy, and in relation to antijewish racism, the muslim is constructed through a racial logic that crosses the cultural categories of nation, religion, ethnicity, and sexuality. Yet most writers have an impressionistic understanding of the term at best. See our compilation of articles, reports and other resources on islamophobia.
List of books and articles about islamophobia online. This book is concerned with the ideology of islamophobia as a cultural racism, and argues that in order to understand its prevalence we must focus not only on what islamophobia is, but also why diversely situated individuals and groups choose to employ its narratives and tropes. Islamophobia is a political term and a slur used against people critical of islam. Islamophobia studies yearbook, and since 2015 coeditor of the annual european islamophobia report.
It is sometimes used to describe a hatred of the religion and its followers. Counter islamophobia through stories tm kitaabworld. Countering islamophobia in europe ian law palgrave. Project muse biographical information on authors in the. The contributors to this provocative volume explore and critique the usefulness of the concept for understanding contexts ranging from the middle ages to the modern day. As the literal word of god, the quran makes known the will of god, to which humans must surrender lending the name islam, meaning surrender.
As islamophobia swells, flight attendants balance fear and. Islamophobia in america the anatomy of intolerance c. From the historical origins of this phenomenon to current issues including media stereotypes, this book will help educate and inform without being preachy. Jan 01, 2015 completed two days before he was murdered in the january 2015 charlie hebdo attack in paris, open letter. Islamophobia and public health in the united states.
She is wellsourced and one can easily find where her information wasis found. If the goal is to challenge islamophobia, these lessons wont be as effective because they communicate that islam, muslims, and islamophobia are from somewhere else rather than from here and that islamophobia is not also rooted in u. Some say its rising in chicago, too a local muslim civil rights group says that trend is mirrored in chicago and its suburbs. Newspaper articles, tv shows, books, popular movies, political debates. Making muslims the enemy by peter gottschalk and gabriel greenberg, is an excellent addition to the growing literature, study, and analysis of islamophobia in the west. Browse islamophobia news, research and analysis from the conversation editions.
We will critically present some definitions of islamophobia and its. Islamophobia undermines health equity, yet little is known about how discrimination is associated with the health of muslims. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Islamophobia has complex roots in history and culture a general fear of the other can prompt apparently islamophobic attacks regardless of the faith of those involved, writes peter hellyer. May 08, 2014 ayaan hirsi ali was born in mogadishu in 1969. To the traditionally minded, news of such things as. Islamophobia has complex roots in history and culture.
The islamophobia industry second edition pluto press. What role does this book play in a muslims life, who wrote it, what feelings do we have for it. Islamophobia explores the presence of these anxieties through the political cartoonthe print medium with the most immediate impact. This shocking and enlightening book is now more relevant than ever. The 2006 danis cartoon crisis and the controversy surrounding pope benedict xvis regensburg speech have also raised crucial questions about freedom of expression. Islamophobia in britain the making of a muslim enemy. Islamophobia is a contemporary form of cultural racism against muslims. He traces its historical evolution to the present day, considering the impact of recent events and their aftermath especially in the wake of the events of september 11, before trying to understand and comprehend a wider conception of the phenomenon. A newspaper articles and blog posts b journal and journalstyle articles c reports d books. The word islamophobia was first used in print in 1991 and was defined in the 1997 runnymede trust report as unfounded hostility towards islam, and therefore fear or dislike of all or most muslims. The book focuses on works of rogue academics, commentary by mainstream journalists, campaigns by political hacks and special interest groups. Islamophobia simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The word is often applied to people who are against islam whether those people are informed or not about the teachings of and practice of muslims. For this guide, we direct our recommendations to the muslim community in the united states.
Allen begins by looking at ways of defining and understanding islamophobia. Apr 20, 2016 as islamophobia swells, flight attendants balance fear and safety the removal of an arabicspeaking passenger from a southwest airlines flight earlier this month is the latest example this year. Consisting of 32 chapters accessibly written by scholars, policy makers and practitioners, it seeks to examine the nature, extent, implications of, and responses to islamophobic hate crime both nationally and. The only common aspect among all definitions of islamophobia is that all of them have something negative to say about muslims or islam or both. This book examines the historic relationship between antimuslim racism and the. May 03, 2019 study shows islamophobia is growing in the u. An image from the book cover for slay, one of the top 2019 five books for young critical. Like a vicious cyclone feeding off of its own energy, islamophobia takes uncommon events as evidence fitting its worst expectations and turns these into proof that perpetuates those illinformed expectations. Professor ernst has compiled the contributions of wellknown scholars and academics in the field, providing insights on the subject that hasnt been dealt with in other works on the topic. The daughter of a political opponent of the somali dictatorship, she lived in exile, moving from saudi arabia to ethiopia and then to kenya. The dispute between the west and islam dates back to the development of islam. Islamophobia is dislike of or prejudice against muslims or islam, especially as a political force. Islamophobia is a fear of, prejudice towards, disdain for, andor discrimination against muslims.