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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The Department of Justice did not respond to requests for comment on whether there were similar reviews over allegations of Islamophobia and anti-Arab bias, according to Reuters.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Kendi says Malcolm would have been uncomfortably familiar with rising Islamophobia in the US, the surge in White Christian nationalism and politicians who routinely deploy White supremacist rhetoric.
—John Blake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Many public officials have spoken out against the rise in antisemitism after the Hamas attacks on Israel in October of 2023, but are less vocal about the rise in Islamophobia.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
No stranger to challenging the status quo, Peppiatt began his career as a journalist who hit UK media headlines in 2011 after writing a resignation letter to Daily Star proprietor Richard Desmond, which accused the paper of being unethical and promoting Islamophobia.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Kendi says Malcolm would have been uncomfortably familiar with rising Islamophobia in the US, the surge in White Christian nationalism and politicians who routinely deploy White supremacist rhetoric.
—John Blake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Many public officials have spoken out against the rise in antisemitism after the Hamas attacks on Israel in October of 2023, but are less vocal about the rise in Islamophobia.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
No stranger to challenging the status quo, Peppiatt began his career as a journalist who hit UK media headlines in 2011 after writing a resignation letter to Daily Star proprietor Richard Desmond, which accused the paper of being unethical and promoting Islamophobia.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Islamophobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Islamophobia. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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