The American Muslim Institute was founded in Omaha in 2006 as the American Institute of Islamic Studies and Culture. The objective is to promote a better understanding of Islam in the Western world, both within the Muslim and non-Muslim community and to affirm the core values of Islam.
Resources to learn about the impact of Islamophobia around the world.
A nonprofit, grassroots civil rights and advocacy organization. Headquartered in Washington D.C.
A project of the CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) Research and Advocacy Department, the Counter-Islamophobia focuses on the groups and individuals that promote Islamophobia.
We share, translate and promote ideas that foster critical thinking, civil rights, science, pluralism, and more to ultimately bring to life a modern, pluralistic Middle East, led by the people of the region.
Islamic Networks Group is a peace-building organization providing face-to-face education and engagement opportunities that foster understanding of Muslims and other misunderstood groups to promote harmony among all people.
Founded by Nazma Khan, a New York resident, World Hijab Day invites non-Hijabi Mulsims and non-Muslims to experience the hijab for one day to foster religious tolerance and understanding.
Islamophobia is an unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear and dislikes for most Muslims. It's directed at a perceived or real Muslim threat through the maintenance and extension of existing disparities in economic, political, social, and cultural relations while rationalizing the necessity to deploy violence as a tool to achieve "civilization rehab" of the target communities. The Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project (IRDP)
Islamophobia, like other systems of bias, operates in both liberal and conservative spaces in American society, albeit in different ways. Islamophobia by conservatives is easily identifiable through hateful speech, hate crimes and support for state national security and immigration practices targeting Muslims.
Psychologists are studying the impact of anti-Muslim sentiment and exploring ways to prevent it.
GALLUP article discussing Islamophobia in the West.
Islamophobia is an extreme fear of and hostility toward Islam and Muslims. It often leads to hate speech and hate crimes, social and political discrimination, can be used to rationalize policies such as mass surveillance, incarceration, and disenfranchisement, and can influence domestic and foreign policy. Scroll through the expandable boxes below for more information about Islamophobia.
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When you look at Muslim scholar Dalia Mogahed, what do you see: A woman of faith? A scholar, a mom, a sister? Or an oppressed, brainwashed, potential terrorist? In this personal, powerful talk, Mogahed asks us, in this polarizing time, to fight negative perceptions of her faith in the media -- and to choose empathy over prejudice.