: characterized by or expressing hostility or discrimination toward Muslims or the Islamic faith
anti-Muslim rhetoric
… a campaign aimed at stirring up anti-Muslim feelings among the Bosnian Serbs.—
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Following the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat during his tenure as chief minister, Modi faced scrutiny regarding his administration's lack of assistance to relief camps, predominantly established by non-profit organizations and Muslim communities.
—Ismat Ara, TIME, 31 May 2024
Geert Wilders, a longtime populist leader known for his anti-Muslim stance, shocked the Dutch political system when his party won the biggest share of the votes.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Members of the House minority have called the hearings an attempt by the chamber’s Republicans to use campus unrest for political gain, and point out that no similar hearings have been convened on anti-Muslim or anti-Arab hatred, which have also increased.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Some speakers also said the council was ignoring Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim prejudice, which has also risen alongside antisemitism in recent months.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
The editor started forwarding to Mr. Salam some staples of anti-Muslim misinformation: for example, that Muslims will rule India in 20 years because their women give birth every year and their men are allowed four wives.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 18 May 2024
In a marked shift, several countries have voted in anti-immigrant nationalists, including Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, and the Netherlands’ far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders, who stunned Europeans by winning the parliamentary elections last November.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
According to the organization’s 2024 civil rights report, the organization received the highest number of complaints of anti-Muslim hate in 2023, with almost half the complaints coming in the last three months of the year.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Law enforcement officials and advocacy groups have tracked a rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab acts in recent months.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 11 May 2024
Ismat Ara, TIME, 31 May 2024
Geert Wilders, a longtime populist leader known for his anti-Muslim stance, shocked the Dutch political system when his party won the biggest share of the votes.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 29 May 2024
Members of the House minority have called the hearings an attempt by the chamber’s Republicans to use campus unrest for political gain, and point out that no similar hearings have been convened on anti-Muslim or anti-Arab hatred, which have also increased.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
Some speakers also said the council was ignoring Islamophobia, or anti-Muslim prejudice, which has also risen alongside antisemitism in recent months.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
The editor started forwarding to Mr. Salam some staples of anti-Muslim misinformation: for example, that Muslims will rule India in 20 years because their women give birth every year and their men are allowed four wives.
—Hari Kumar, New York Times, 18 May 2024
In a marked shift, several countries have voted in anti-immigrant nationalists, including Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni, and the Netherlands’ far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders, who stunned Europeans by winning the parliamentary elections last November.
—TIME, 15 May 2024
According to the organization’s 2024 civil rights report, the organization received the highest number of complaints of anti-Muslim hate in 2023, with almost half the complaints coming in the last three months of the year.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 13 May 2024
Law enforcement officials and advocacy groups have tracked a rise in antisemitic, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab acts in recent months.
—Katie Glueck, New York Times, 11 May 2024
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“Anti-Muslim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Muslim. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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