İslamofobi’nin Psikolojik Olarak İncelenmesi

Abstract

Tarihsel, ekonomik, siyasi, dini ve sosyolojik nedenleri olan İslamofobi 11 Eylül olaylarından sonra artışa geçmiştir. Günümüzde antisemitizmin yerini alan İsla-mofobi Müslümanlara yönelik ayrımcılık, nefret, sözlü ve fiziksel saldırılara ne-den olmaktadır. Bunun sonucunda Müslüman bireylerde kaygı, korku, stres gü-vensizlik gibi psikolojik etkiler görülmektedir. Bu makalede öncelikle fobi kav-ramının tanımı ve fobi ile ilgili psikolojik yaklaşımlar açıklandı. Daha sonra İslamofobi’nin tarihi, nedenleri ve Müslüman bireyler üzerindeki psikolojik etkileri incelendi.

Keywords

• İslam, fobi, düşmanlık, nefret

Studying Islamophobia as Psychologically

Abstract

Islamophobia which has historical, economic, political, religious and sociological causes has increased since the events of September 11. Today, anti-Semitism substitute Islamophobia is to cause discrimination, hate, verbal and physical attacks against Muslims. As a result, psychological effects like anxiety, fear, stress and insecurity are determined in the Muslim individuals. In this article, firstly the definition of phobia, and psychological aproaches related with phobia were explained. Later, Islamophobia's history and causes and impacts on Muslim individuals were examined.

Keywords

• Islam, phobia, enmity, hate.

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