Imlamophobia 9-11, Islamophobia and Human Rights

Representation of the Western World in the ‘Native Believer’ by Ali Eteraz

Abstract

The surge in Islamophobia occurred after September 11 attacks in New York, America. This incident associated the activities by small groups of terrorists with the whole Muslim community. As a result, a phobia gradually developed and Americans started viewing all Muslims with the same lens of terrorism. This sentiment of hatred towards Muslims is basically called Islamophobia. The research has been conducted using the theoretical framework of Islamophobia presented by the Runnymede Trust (1997). The researchers have applied four closed view features of Islamophobia which are inferior, enemy, separate, and Islamophobia. They have obtained the aspects of Islamophobia from the Native Believer by Ali Eteraz. They have tried to delineate the concept of Islamophobia which is very much dominant in the United States of America (USA). This paper also represents the experiences and the situations of Muslims who live in the USA.  The study has revealed that the Muslim minority of America is facing difficulties owing to the rapid increase of misconceived notions regarding Islamophobia in the country. It highlights how efforts are being made in order to subjugate the Muslim community and wipe their existence from the United States.