Islamophobia

== English == === Alternative forms === islamophobia, Islamaphobia === Etymology === From Islamo- +‎ -phobia. Attested since the 1920s, but popularized by a 1976 article by Georges Chahati Anawati. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Islamophobia (usually uncountable, plural Islamophobias) Fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims. ==== Usage notes ==== This term is generally used to describe discrimination against Muslims and Islam on the basis of fear, misunderstanding, ignorance or political bias. However, it is sometimes abused by Islamists and extreme Muslims, who claim that opposition to their beliefs is also opposition against Islam in general. ==== Synonyms ==== Muslimophobia (uncommon, nonstandard) Muslimphobia ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === anti-Arabism anti-Jewism anti-Semitism anti-Muslimism Christianophobia Germanophobia Judeophobia === References === Oxford English Dictionary (online) 2007 === Anagrams === Somaliphobia