Islam in the Grip of Fake News, Hate Speech and Cultural Racism

Abstract

Islamophobia, whose historical origin dates to medieval Christian sources dominated by Vatican-based church teaching and Jewish nationalism that has existed since ancient times, has developed along the axis of elements such as hostility, hatred and fear generated about the Islamic religion and Muslims. The problematic view produced against this historical ‘enemy’ has updated itself under the umbrella of Islamophobia conceptualization along with the modern world design, adding new ‘achievements’ in the cyclical nature of time. Islamophobia, which expresses an artificial fear and stereotyped prejudices against the religion of Islam and Muslims today, has been functioning in different processes and forms throughout history, has caused different results, and has directly or indirectly affected the social, political, and cultural sphere. This effect has usually taken place in negative contexts, and over time, it has transcended social boundaries or regional divisions and turned into a global phenomenon and threat perception. Stereotyped, problematic representations such as stereotypes and phantasmagorias, which Jewish nationalism and especially medieval Christian teaching have built in social memory through traditional texts, have been highly influential in the emergence of this phenomenon. Islamophobia, which is constantly kept on the agenda and produced through the centres and institutions of different religions in the historical process, has almost gained an institutional and historical identity with the concept of Islamophobia.

Yalan Haber, Nefret Söylemi ve Kültürel Irkçılık Kıskacında İslam

Abstract

‘Yalan Haber, Nefret Söylemi ve Kültürel Irkçılık Kıskacında İslam’ adıyla yayımlanan sempozyum kitabı, sempozyumda sunulan bildirilerin tam metinlerinden oluşmaktadır. 2023 yılında Radyo ve Televizyon Üst Kurulu (RTÜK) tarafından yayımlanan bu kitapta İslamofobi ve İslam karşıtlığı temelinde yapılan akademik çalışmaları, sempozyum kapsamında belirlenen ‘Nefret Söylemi ve İslamofobi’, ‘Yalan Haber ve İslamofobi’ ve ‘Kültürel Irkçılık ve İslamofobi’ şeklindeki üç ana başlık temelinde ele almak mümkündür. Bu bağlamda kitap; Nefret Söylemi, Yalan Haber ve Kültürel Irkçılık konuları temelinde İslamofobiyi ayrıntılı bir şekilde irdeleyen çalışmaların anlatımı üzerine kuruludur.

Keywords

• Yalan Haber
• Nefret Söylemi
• Kültürel Irkçılık
• İslamofobi

References

1. Radyo Televizyon ve Üst Kurulu (RTÜK), (2023). Yalan Haber, Nefret Söylemi ve Kültürel Irkçılık Kıskacında İslam, Ankara: Afşar Medya, 1304 sayfa, ISBN: 978-605-66396-4-7