Islamophobic hate crime: a student textbook

In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in anti-Muslim attacks. What is driving the proliferation of these hate crimes? Why are Muslims being demonised? Building on current research and drawing upon real-life examples and case studies, this book provides an accessible introduction to Islamophobia and Islamophobic hate crimes along with the various responses to this form of victimisation. Chapters cover a range of topics including: Definitions of hate crime and Islamophobia Islamophobic hate crime online Gender and Islamophobia Media representations of Islamophobia Institutional Islamophobia As one of the first student resources dedicated to the subject of Islamophobia, this book will be instructive and important reading for those engaged in a range of topics in criminology, including hate crime, victimology and victimisation, crime and media, and gender and crime.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; 1. Introduction; Background and context; Key themes and concepts; How to use this textbook?; Why study Islamophobia?; What is Islamophobia? Checklist; Key theories in relation to Islamophobia; Key questions; Further reading; References; 2. Understanding Islamophobic hate crime; Introduction; Defining hate crime; Conceptualising Islamophobia; Islamophobia and racism; The racialisation of Muslim identity; Legislation for racially and religiously motivated hate crime; Contemporary Islamophobia

Manifestations of IslamophobiaThe visibility of Muslim identity; 'Trigger' events; Social mobility; Key questions; Further reading; References; 3. Islamophobia online and in the digital world; Introduction; Islamophobia online -- a definition; Impacts of online Islamophobia; Challenging and reporting online Islamophobia; Conclusion; Key questions; Further reading; 4. Gendered Islamophobia; Introduction; Colonial understandings of the veil; Contemporary perceptions of the veil; Case study: the lived experiences of Muslim women in niqab; The criminalisation of the niqab in Europe

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