What is Islamophobia?
A contemporary and emerging form of prejudice Islamophobia can be described as stereotypes, bias or acts of hostility towards individual Muslims or followers of Islam in general. In addition to individual acts of intolerance and racial profiling, Islamophobia leads to viewing Muslims as a greater security threat on an institutional, systemic and societal level and perceiving their views to be intrinsically problematic, violent or unethical.

Islamophobia Awards: Nominate this year's outstanding Islamophobes. Please send us their name, the country they are from and a summary of why you are nominating them (please provide sources if you can.) Vote Now! (All lists are in alphabetical order) Africa and the Middle East No-one Kenya`s anti-terrorist police unit For complicity in rendition and for harassment of Muslims. Americas No-one Dunkin Donuts For pulling their ad with Rachael Ray wearing a keffiyeh and unleashing a racist and Islamophobic backlash as a result. George Bush Do you need more reasons? Jeff Dunham (USA) For creating the racist and Islamophobic character Achmed, the Dead Terrorist [View] Michelle Malkin, Fox News Coomentator For taking up the anti Rachael Ray campaign regarding Dunkin Donuts. [View] The school district of Friendswood, Texas For forcing a headteacher to leave his job for allowing an eduactional assembly on Islam. Asia and Australasia No-one Reverend Fred Nile, Leader of Christian Democratic Party (Australia) For calling for a 10 year moritorium on Muslim immigration. The thai army For setting up 're-education camps' and detaining Muslim men there against their will. Europe and Russia No-one Brigitte Bardot (France) For her fifth anti-Muslim and anti-ISlam rant stating the Muslim community was: "destroying our country and imposing its acts". [View] Ehsan Jami (Germany) For making a movie about Prophet Muhammad pbuh with seual content. Geert Wilder (Holland) For his anti-Islam film, "Fitna" [View] Patrick Janssens, Mayor of Antwerp (Belgium) For banning women wearing hijab from working in public office in the city. UK No-one Douglous Murray For saying "Europe must make it harder for Muslims across the board." Hazel Blears For boycotting IslamExpo. Martin Amis For his Islamophobic comments [View] The Daily Express For endless headlines abusing Muslims. If you would like to nominate someone who is not listed above, please send us their name and the reason why you'd like to nominate them. We will carry out our own research before introducing new names; therefore any additional information or online resources you can send us will be helpful. [Note: The views expressed on this page do not necessarily reflect those of IHRC.]