Abstract:
This article was discussed taking into consideration racism, discrimination, maltreatment, hatred for Muslims and killing of innocent Muslim especially among the west. The article also investigates the purpose and meaning of Islamophobia, the causes and effects of Islamophobia, why are Muslims and Islamic religion been attacked worldwide and drivers of hatred and prejudices against the Muslims. The article briefly reviews the introduction, concepts, terminologies, challenges, causes, and effects of Islamophobia and prejudices across the world with particular attention to the developed countries. The study found the purposes of Islamophobia to include: Hate for the Islamic religion, seeing Muslims as a terrorist, hate women in hijab/niqab and seeing Muslims not united. While the causes of Islamophobia include: increase in the population of Muslims, Islam becoming the dominant religion soon, the preaching/teachings of Islam, Call to "salat"/"adzan", the rate at which people convert to Islam and the influx of Immigration. Furthermore, the increase in the Muslim population, hatred for the "deen" are the reasons why Muslims are been attacked to minimize Islamic believers population. The researcher recommends that to move from Islamophobia to Islamophillia, Muslims should educate the world especially the western what Islam entails and the need to be peaceful and loving to all humanity without discrimination as the Noble Quran taught. They must understand that a brother is a fellow brother to the other notwithstanding colour, race, religion, etc. this I believe can change the negative perceptions and think of the non-believers.
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