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Islamophobia
[ is-lah-muh-foh-bee-uh, iz‐ ]
noun
- an aversion or hostility to, disdain for, or fear of Islam or Muslims:
The graffiti and other property damage at the mosque was motivated by Islamophobia.
Islamophobia
/ ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə /
noun
- hatred or fear of Muslims or of their politics or culture
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Sensitive Note
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Derived Forms
- ˌIslamoˈphobic, adjective
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Other Words From
- Is·lam·o·pho·bic adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Islamophobia1
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Example Sentences
It was the result of Islamophobia being institutionalized and focused on her.
She and other Democratic women of color in the House accused their colleagues of advancing Islamophobia and, in one case, “anti-blackness” in their public chastising of the lawmaker.
Kareen has also made games about Islamophobia and immigration and isn’t afraid to call out the lack of gender diversity in the gaming world either.
Yet what’s remarkable about it is that although it takes place two-thirds of the way through We Are Lady Parts’ electrifying premiere season, it constitutes the show’s first substantive depiction of misogyny and Islamophobia.
Not only did the government enact policies that targeted Muslims, Quatami said, but it increased Islamophobia more generally throughout the United States.
Creationists need a Muslim hero, and American right-wingers need a “good” Muslim with whom to deflect accusations of Islamophobia.
He was also disturbed by the loaded arguments taking place online that were often filled with anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.
This is a show that breeds Islamophobia, paints its Obama character in black, and is hasbara-intensive all at once.
If it has been too easy to jump on the right for its Islamophobia, Bennoune takes on the Western left as well.
As for Joe Kaufman, the FrontPage writer who attacked Aboushi, he was skewered last year for his Islamophobia on the Daily Show.
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