Islamophobia

Today, I want share about what is Islamophobia?

I will insert some political theory that I have learned and some references that I have.

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Based on the sketch, explain the situation Islamophobia. Cartoon shows that Islam is controlled by a person or authority of the country where it shows as USA. This is because the use of these men shows a flag or symbol USA. Then, USA’s leader holding a dog leash and away from a Muslim family. He says that they have the right to freedom of expression. But, the big dog show, a rash, then it is considered as violence. Pictures of dogs can also mean in many aspects, whether of violence, cruelty, and so on. This case clearly shows that these families do not have the right to freedom of speech and its clearly shows Islamophobia. So, the cartoon image has clearly stated that when a family of Muslim express their opinions, then the man holding the dog, described as the leader of the United States will release the grip leash to give a negative reward for them.

The term Islamophobia was first introduced as a concept in a 1991 Runnymede Trust Report and defined as "unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear or dislike of all or most Muslims (University of California, Berkeley, 2010). Generally, Islamophobia is the fear or phobia of Islam in terms of adherents, religion, doctrine and culture. Islamophobia very active and often occur in countries not non-Muslim majority. It's known as the dominant Islamophobia. This will cause the minority Muslim community will be more likely to be treated in a discriminatory and unfair. Normally, it is done by secular understandings of nation or ideology that separates religion claims to the state administration. Anti-Islamic sentiment is across the European countries. Among the countries that have to do with the dominant Islamophobia is France, USA, Singapore, Turkey, Germany and so on.

In 2003, President Jacques Chirac has banned the wearing of head scarves and religious symbols by school children in France. This shows that the world is increasingly turned religious freedom set out in the Human Rights worldwide. They have assumed that the wearing of the Burqa is a threat and a portrait of the characteristics of terrorist to the Republic. The ban is intended to show that they had taken a great power that can isolate the Muslim minority in France. In addition to the case in France, there are more cases related to Islamophobia as a Tragedy on Sept. 11, 2001, murder Marwa El-Sherbini and so on. So, we know that France really clearly shows that they hate Islam, but who is behind the French supporters ?. This indicates that the USA itself supports. we can see based on the drawing. It clearly illustrates the USA declared that freedom of speech but when people voice their opinions or expressions of Islam, then there will be a negative reward.

Furthermore, the report entitled "Islamophobia: A Challenge of Us" by Runnymede from London, was also explained that Islam has been seriously misunderstood by many parties, especially the non-Muslim community. So, the notion that secular states prejudice against Islam is precisely because of the emergence of the law has banned the wearing of Islamic lifestyle practices do. Thus, it would alienate Muslims and other residents in the country. This would be considered a step backward just widen the gap between minority and majority in the countries involved, such as France, Germany and so on.

So, this can be attributed to the Classical Theory of Realism. This theory states that human nature is indeed to force individual countries and in the best interests above ideological understanding. Classical realism is the ideology that considers that the search for power and intent to dominate is a fundamental aspect of human nature. So, it shows that human nature  is selfish. According to the picture cartoon, the man that show President United States is also have a characteristics on realism. That is because, he described the man as a selfish without thinking about the needs of others or the opinions of others. Moreover, if cooperation between the individual then it has the properties needed anything. It does show pure collaboration can’t be proven. It is associated with a situation in which the above picture shows a situation where the USA supports to prejudice against Muslims.

According to the late Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, a former Hamas leader based in Gaza, he said that the actions of the USA and trespassing and exploited ongoing wars is because he opposed and hostile to Muslims around the world. For example, oriented films Islamophobia "innocence if Muslim" and the film "fitna" also causes people not insulted Islam in terms of Islamic religious teachings, culture, and so on. Instead, why not form the term phobia of other religions who are active as Zionist Israel, Khalistoni Movement in India, Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka and so on?. However, it's not particular to the countries of Europe and around the world and this group is not associated with their religion as Kristianophobia, Hinduphobia, or Judaimiphobia.

Through the theory of structuralism, it states that the international structure has made humans have forced people to think and act in an unselfish. This structure shows that they have principles and ideologies conflicting each other. If no consensus was reached, then a struggle with each other. Caricature description also shows that Islam has their own ideology as well as head of the United States. When they different sayings, they will not communicate with properly because of neutral nature and so its difficult for individuals to interact.

So, 

Where the law of human rights in addressing cases of Islamophobia?

Pat the chest & ask your heart.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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University of California, Berkeley. (2010). center for Race and Gender. Retrieved from http://crg.berkeley.edu/content/islamophobia/defining-islamophobia

W.Kegley, C. (1995). Theories of World Politics. New York: St. Martin's Press.