Full Name: Nasma Belkacemi 2017/2018

CASES OF ISLAMOPHOBIA WHAT SHOULD THE MEDIA DO? HOW TO REDUCE ISLAMOPHOBIA? THE IMPACT OF ISLAMOPHOBIA? REASONS ISLAMOPHOBIA INCREASED? APPEARENCES OF ISLAMOPHOBIA ISLAM: RELIGION OF PEACE ORIGINS OF THE TERM WHAT IS ISLAMOPHOBIA?

IslamophobiaIslam?Phobia?

“An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something” Therefore Islamophobia is the extreme/irrational fear of Islam and Muslims. An Islamophobe is an individual who holds a closed-minded view of Islam and promotes prejudice against or hatred of Muslims.

Islam is the last revealed religion. Its faith according to the Qur’an, Sunnah and Hadith emphasizes on the belief of Allah the almighty, the judgment day, the angels, Allah’s prophets and his Holly Book the Qur’an. What are the main sources of Islam? The Quran Sunnah and Hadith

Fear of Islam Unreasonable fear, hatred or hostility directed against Muslims Attacks on Muslims Attacks on Islam that appear to be provocative and that goes beyond normal Stereotypical representations Distortions of beliefs, practices, or history to show “wickedness” of the religion or its adherents.

The term dates back to the late 1980s First printed in February 1991 in the US Came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States New terminology, but not a new concept – Is recognisably similar to ‘Xenophobia’ and ‘Europhobia’

Islam means submission to Allah the Almighty “Salam” means “Peace" “Salam” is one of the Attributes of Allah Islam is a way of life – How you conduct yourself at work – How you treat family and friends – The way you do business

Fear Ignorance Geo-political climate

Increase in hostility towards Muslims. – E.g verbal abuse, harassment and aggression Anti Muslim groups increased their activities – British National Party formed an alliance with Sikh and Hindu extremists against Muslims. – European groups such as Neo-Nazi. Government restrictions on Muslim travellers – Random checks in Airports “Not so random” – Hard to obtain a Visa

Stress on cultural respect Removal of fear and intolerance Come to terms with ethnic difference Censor the press so that religion and nationality cannot be disclosed

Politically mend relations between the west and the Islamic world Educate people about Islam to increase their awareness

Bring in Muslim recognized scholars Stop treating Islam and Muslims as a homogenous group (Same Group) Provide public discussion e.g BBC- is there any evidence of God? Influences debates and opinions

One of these cases is « Hijab », we know that Islam and Muslims are no longer welcome in Europe, if that message wasn’t already clear to most people It has been set into law today by EU judges, the decison by the European curt of justice to allow employers to ban staff from wearing the head scarf seems certain to only further marginalise and push Muslim Women out of Public life