This book takes a sober, evidenced-based look at the contemporary phenomenon of Islamophobia in both 'old-world' Europe, and the 'new-world' of America and Australia, and Southeast Asia. It includes theoretical and conceptual discussions about what Islamophobia is, how it manifests, and how it can be addressed, together with historical analysis, applied research and case-study chapters, considering the reality that manifests as a fear of Muslims.Anxiety about the world's second largest religion manifests as prejudice, discrimination and vilification and, in extreme cases, violence and murder. The real and perceived problems of the relationship between Islam and the West contribute to the phenomenon of Islamophobia. This is a unique, multi-disciplinary work, with authors approaching the topic from a number of academic disciplines and from different religious and national backgrounds, providing for a greater appreciation of the complexity and diversity of Islamophobia. This multicultural and multi-religious approach undergirds the valuable insights the volume provides.This book will be of interest to all concerned with the phenomenon of Islamophobia, and especially researchers and students in the social sciences, as well as scholars with a specific interest in Muslims living as minorities in the West. Also, those working in political science, international relations, sociology, religious studies and other fields will all find it of value.

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Chapter 1: Introduction: Understanding Islamophobia; ­Douglas Pratt and Rachel Woodlock.- Chapter 2: The Nature of Islamophobia: Some Key Features; Ihsan Yilmaz.- Chapter 3: Islam as Feared Other: Perception and Reaction; Douglas Pratt.- Chapter 4: Reproducing Fear: Islamophobia in the United States; Stephanie Wright.- Chapter 5: Quest for Inclusion: Australia and Islamophobia; Gary D. Bouma.- Chapter 6: Muslim and Dangerous: 'Grooming' and the Politics of Racialisation; Waqas Tufail and Scott Poynting.- Chapter 7: Gendered Islamophobia in American War Narratives: From the Barbary Coast to the Graveyard of Empires; Nathan C. Lean.- Chapter 8: Thai Cyber-Actors: Evidence of an Islamophobic Effect; Virginie Andre.- Chapter 9: Identity and Islamophobia: An Australian Investigation; Rachel Woodlock.- Chapter 10: Islamophobia in Sweden: Muslim Advocacy and Hate-Crime Statistics; Göran Larsson and Simon Stjernholm.- Chapter 11: The Fear of Islam: French Context and Reaction; Natalie C. Doyle.- Chapter 12: Moors and Christians: Fear of Islam in Spanish Political Debates; Robert Gould.- Chapter 13: Expressing Fear of Islam: The Swiss Minaret Ban; Douglas Pratt.- Chapter 14: Norwegian Right-Wing Discourses: Extremism Post-Utøya; Sindre Bangstad.- About the Contributors.