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Argumentative Essay On Islamophobia

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Islam bashing, islamophobia and hatred for Islam amongst non- Muslim are common things nowadays. Some people who did not know about Islam labeled Islam and Muslim as barbaric religion who promoting violence and hatred against non-Muslim all around the world. Their wrong perception about Islam has resulted in islamophobia without knowing the reality about Islam. The islamophobia derived from the words phobia, which in the dictionary it means fear, and hatred to something. In other words, islamophobia means that fear, hatred and hostility of non-Muslims towards Islam. Professor Morales expands the Dictionary meaning of Islamophobia as intolerance or aversion for Islam – to acts of bigotry, prejudice, malice, anger and hate toward Muslims and Islam. They did not have concrete reason why they fear Islam and Muslims. EUMC has prepared a report which utilize a …show more content…

Islam is seen as a political ideology, static and unresponsive to change which means that Islam will always promoting violence to the non-Muslims. Islam does not have values in common with other cultures that promoting peace and Islam is not influenced by them nor affected by their values in religion. That is the reason why they seen Muslims as violent, aggressive, threatening, terrorism and barbaric. They get the wrong perception about Islam by the media campaigns on islamophobia. Perceptions will influence their behavior towards Islam. Non-Muslims are influenced by the media who promoting the bad side of Islam and they said that Islam is the serious threat to the world. Nowadays, numerous media campaign tries to show the rough picture of Islam to their public and they are going on against Islam and Muslim itself. The truth is Islam is not a violent religion as stated in the Holy Quran “O You who believe! Enter absolutely into peace (Islam). Do not follow in the footsteps of satan. He is an outright enemy to you.” (Holy Quran: 2,

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