21 December 2012

New study of perceptions of Islamophobia among Muslims in France, Germany and the UK

.... A cross-cultural study was conducted in three different European countries (France, Germany and the UK) among four different Muslim minority groups (277 French-Maghrebis, 446 German-Turks, 167 German-Arabs and 454 British-Pakistanis).

The aim of the study was to develop an instrument to measure perceptions of Islamophobia and to investigate how these perceptions relate to Muslim minorities' well-being and the experience of discrimination.

In all countries, participants perceived the highest degrees of Islamophobia in the media. Nevertheless, they also experienced high degrees in other areas of the society. A cross-cultural comparison showed that French Muslims perceived the highest degree of Islamophobia. [Islamophobia Watch] Read more

Here we go again. The media causes islamophobia!

No it doesn’t: the great majority of articles and reports about Islam and Muslims are from reputable news sources; the great majority of articles and reports about Islam and Muslims are fair and accurate.

The uncomfortable truth is Islam and Muslims do and say many things that non-Muslims find obnoxious or objectionable. [Islam Surveyed] Read more