What is Islamophobia?
{{wiktionary|Islamophobia}} [[File:Koeln-gegen-rechts-pro-nrw-2.jpg|thumb|A demonstration in [[Cologne]]<nowiki/> against Islamophobia and right-wing [[German nationalism|nationalism in Germany]].]][[File:Sharia-law-Billboard.jpg|thumb|An allegedly Islamophobic [[billboard]] saying that [[Sharia law|Islamic Law]] threatens America.]][[File:Anti-Muslim_protestors_(26713858473).jpg|thumb|200px|An allegedly Islamophobic protest in [[Ohio]], [[United States]].]] '''Islamophobia''' is the irrational fear of, hostility towards, or hatred against the [[religion]] of [[Islam]] or [[Muslim]] people in general.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/islamophobia|title=Dictionary — Islamophobia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/islamophobia|title=Oxford Dictionary — Islamophobia|access-date=2022-01-24|archive-date=2019-05-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519232650/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/islamophobia|url-status=dead}}</ref> Muslim women are more likely to experience Islamophobia in their lifetime compared to Muslim men, especially if they are wearing some kind of veil.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/20/muslim-women-islamaphonic-attacks|title=Muslim Women more likely to suffer Islamophobic attacks than men - study|first=Haroon|last=Siddique|date=20 November 2013|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref> ==Examples== ===Eastern Europe=== During the [[Bosnian War]] in the 1990s, Serbian Orthodox Christians committed a [[Bosnian genocide|genocide]] against [[Bosniaks|Bosniak Muslims]], with a strong motive of Islamophobia.<ref> * {{cite journal |journal=Nationalities Papers |title=The New Bosniak History |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/nationalities-papers/article/abs/new-bosniak-history/E5D94F05D99F74C48C1172EDC516B55B |last=Donia |first=Robert J. |volume=28 |issue=2 |publisher=[[University of Cambridge|Cambridge University]] Press |year=2000 |access-date=December 11, 2024 |quote=Published online