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Islamophobia truth or illusion

 Islamophobia  truth or illusion

In this article, we will talk about the phenomenon of Islamophobia in detail (definition, meaning, historically etc.)

Islamophobia  truth or illusion

linguistically:

this term consists of two parts: (Islam) which is the Islamic religion that all Muslims believe in and (phobia) and it means fear and awe

* Definition and Meaning:

-for this term, it designates any kind of hostility or hatred towards Islam, Muslims and the faithful, it aims to distort the real image of Islam

indeed, Islamophobia forms a violation of human rights and it also forms a threat to social cohesion

- the National Consultative Commission for Human Rights (CNCDH) has found another definition, it defines Islamophobia as "the attitude of systematic hostility towards Muslims, people perceived as such and / or towards Islam "

-The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) defines Islamophobia as: "a contemporary form of racism and xenophobia motivated by unfounded fear, mistrust and hatred of Muslims and Islam

-The Council of Europe defines Islamophobia as: “Islamophobia can be defined as fear, or a view altered by prejudices, of Islam, Muslims and related issues.

* Historically: the term Islamophobia saw the light in the first half of the 20th century, this term was used from the 2000s, then Islamophobia became a mixture between hatred towards Muslims and criticism of Islam and all its religious practices

* Some Islamophobic acts:

we quote:

1-the attack on two mosques in Christchurch

that's 51 dead and 49 injured

2- the attack on the great mosque of Quebec

that's 6 dead and a few injured

3- the attacks in Oslo

that's 77 dead and 151 injured

* The rapid spread of Islamophobia

there are events that accelerate the spread of Islamophobia like

1-the attacks of September 11, 2001 in New York

these attacks increased Islamophobic acts in the United States

2-the attacks of July 7 and 21, 2005 in London

3-the Madrid attacks of March 11, 2004

these events provoked negative reactions towards Muslims in general

* critics of the term "Islamophobia "

-When we say "phobia" it means that there is a mental illness and we must treat it medically

-the meaning of this term "Islamophobia" means hatred towards Islam and not towards Muslims, and it is false

* Blasphemy :

the problem is that the term Islamophobia has become a pretext to blaspheme Islam and all the followers of the Islamic religion "Dominique Sopo" announced that "the term Islamophobia is only a religious pretext attempting to withdraw our right to blasphemy ”

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