The Causes Of Islamophobia

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What is Islamophobia? People from around the world have different outlooks on Muslims, although a vast amount believe that they are bad. The cause of this was due to ISIS declaring that they are Muslims and created a general idea that all Muslims are extremists. Many people have had discussions on what a Muslim is and whether they are people who are with or against the religion of Islam. Countries such as France and Brazil have opposite opinions on this topic. Brazilians accept the religion of Islam and help Muslims feel comfortable by building mosques, and they work together without conflict. On the other hand, France have shown that they are indeed anti-Islam. France didn’t make the Muslims feel welcomed by shutting down mosques and have
France will not allow anyone to show signs that they are Muslims anywhere in Public. This was an issue for the economy in France because many Muslims do not work due to the laws that Muslim females cannot wear Niqab and Hijab, which is crucial for Muslim women. Some were unable to go to school because they refuse to take the hijab off. These are the kind of issues France is always going to have because they are going against the religion of Islam and the reason why France is a secular country to make sure everyone feel equal. When France needed help from the people of Islam, they were appreciative to the. However, they were still unappreciative of the religion. This is an issue that France is always going to have against Muslim people and the other way around. ISIS favors the idea of hate on Muslims. They want the religion and its people to be hated so that they could have a reason to retaliate against any country that doesn’t accept them. This is the reason ISIS is always making threats, they use the hate they receive as fuel to motivate their own
ISIS want people to hate them and hate the religion to have a reason to terrorize and get a response from people. Some groups and people just want attention, and when they are ignored, it drives them crazy and little by little they will be forgotten. Members of ISIS don’t think of themselves as terrorists, they think they are the defenders of their religion. However, they are sick and disgusting people. When comparing France and Brazil, France does hate Muslim people and gives them difficult rules to follow which angers Muslims, and leads to conflict. However, in Brazil they have no issues occur since they work peacefully with the Muslim people. Thus, leading to improvement in the country. To fix the issue with Islam, we must stop labeling Muslims as terrorists, and focus more on why people are becoming terrorist and how can it be

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