Category:Islamophobia

Wiktionary entry: islamophobia (noun, uncountable)

Islamophobia describes prejudice or racism against, hatred or irrational fear of Islam or Muslims The term dates back to the early 1900s, but its modern use orginiates during the late 1980s or early 1990s, It entered the common vocabulary after the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.

In 1997, the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore, to the fear and dislike of all Muslims," stating that it also refers to the practice of discriminating against Muslims by excluding them from the economic, social, and public life of the nation. It includes the perception that Islam has no values in common with other cultures, is inferior to the West and is a violent political ideology rather than a religion.