Essays on Islamophobia

“Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.” ―Feisal Abdul Rauf Islamophobia is an increasing predicament worldwide. While many associate the rise of Islamophobia with the 9/11...

In recent times there has been a perceptual shift on Muslims around the world; this ideological change has affected the world at large. Through historical events like 9/11, the negative ideology of Islam and Muslims has altered social and political relationships the Middle East had...

The article I chose for this assignment is ‘The Racialization of Muslim Converts in Britain and Their Experiences of Islamophobia’, written by Leon Moosavi in 2014, and published in the ‘Critical Sociology’ journal. This article is about how Islamophobia negatively affects the lives of the...

In a world that is constantly evolving, change is inevitable. Society must learned to adapt to meet the new needs of society. Whether it be the abolition of slavery, equal rights for women, oftentimes, change is good, and simply benefits society as a whole. Typically...

In this essay I aim to look at the policies and principles of the political party Britain first and see if they have directly or indirectly led to the increase of islamaphobia in Britain, to do this I will be looking at their values and...

Post 9/11, the trend of targeting the Muslim population as “terrorists” and the sole reason behind the “War on Terror” is on the rise. Assaults, anti-Muslim intimidation, and hate crimes all rose considerably after the 7/7 London bombing and 9/11 attacks. “Anti-Muslim hatred has become...

Recently there has been a perceptual shift in how Muslims are viewed globally; this ideological change has affected the world at large. Through historical events like 9/11, this negative ideology of Islam has altered social and political relationships between the Middle East and other nations,...

“Are you sure it’s safe?” I was asked this question so often in the month preceding my time in the Middle East that I myself almost started to believe that living in Jordan would pose a threat to my safety and well-being. In the summer...

Islamophobia, the fear of or prejudice against the Islamic religion, is a social phenomenon prominent worldwide and in dire need of the public’s attention, considering the wide implications it has on the lives of Muslims. With the internet and social media facilitating both the misrepresentation...

This Investigation will analyze the following research question ‘To what extent did islamophobia grow after 9/11 from 2001 to 2008 in the United States of America?.’It will be focused on the rise of islamophobia after 9/11 from the time frame 2001 to 2008, as well...