Global Islamophobia: Policies and Practices

Islamophobia is an ongoing problem experienced by Muslims around the globe at the individual and communal levels. Muslim diasporas residing in neo-liberal and secular societies as religious minority groups experience oppression based on the stereotypes ascribed to their religious identity. History of orientalism, systematic racism, and the ongoing interpersonal and political Islamophobia founded the stereotyped characteristics of Muslim identities. Institutional Islamophobia is conspicuously practiced within many Western and Eastern nations under the guise of secularity and religious diversity. By introducing restrictive policies, various states violate human rights according to the Universal Declaration of Human Right’s freedom of religious expression. The systematic Islamophobia legally authorizes dehumanization and maltreatment of the Muslim populations. The political abuse of the Muslim diaspora under the name of secularism includes, but is not limited to, clothing restrictions for Muslim women, the ban on halal food, expulsion, apartheid, forced camps, and genocide. This session invites papers from international scholars whose research focuses on global Muslim diasporas’ experiences to explore the growing challenges of Islamophobia at the individual and institutional levels. This session intends to address the problem and seek a solution.