Islamophobia
noun
Is·lam·o·pho·bia
is-ˌlä-mə-ˈfō-bē-ə 
iz-,
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: irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against Islam or people who practice Islam
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His administration has not yet specified its response to ongoing probes.
More than 100 colleges and school districts are under investigation for antisemitism or Islamophobia following the Gaza conflict.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Johns Hopkins University reached a settlement Tuesday with the Department of Education over complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobia on its campus.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Suri was relieved by the reaction following its Indian premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival in October but knows general audiences may react differently — especially with the film’s observations regarding the caste system, police corruption and Islamophobia.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But her family is Dalit, the lowest in the caste hierarchy, and the authorities are not inclined to care about her death until a Muslim boy becomes the suspect, triggering the community’s Islamophobia.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Johns Hopkins University reached a settlement Tuesday with the Department of Education over complaints of antisemitism and Islamophobia on its campus.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Suri was relieved by the reaction following its Indian premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival in October but knows general audiences may react differently — especially with the film’s observations regarding the caste system, police corruption and Islamophobia.
—Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
But her family is Dalit, the lowest in the caste hierarchy, and the authorities are not inclined to care about her death until a Muslim boy becomes the suspect, triggering the community’s Islamophobia.
—Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Islamophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Islamophobia. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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