Islamophobia as a Result of the Prejudices and Discrepancies of Europe

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 15 Sayı: 29, 147 - 174, 12.07.2017

Hakan Samur

Öz

Islamophobia, which implies negative positions and behaviours towards Islam and Muslims has an important problem that has made its presence increasingly felt in the European countries in the last quarter of century. As the main cause of this problem, usually the negative attitudes and activities of Muslims are shown including first of all the terrorist attacks of some persons and organisations that associate themselves with Islam. Obviously, some factors arising from Muslims around the world may play a role in the emergence of some negative understandings against Muslims. However, as will be attempted to show in this study, the primary causes of the rising Islamophobia in Europe should be sought in the contradicting approaches of the European states and societies with their own values and in their prejudices against Muslims

Anahtar Kelimeler

Islamophobia, Muslim, Europe, Terror, Prejudice

Avrupa’nın Önyargılarının ve Çelişkilerinin Bir Sonucu Olarak İslamofobi

Öz

İslam’a ve Müslümanlara yönelik negatif tutum ve davranışları ifade eden İslamofobi, son çeyrek asırda Avrupa ülkelerinde varlığını giderek artıran çok önemli bir sorundur. Bu sorunun ana sebebi olarak, başta kendisini İslam’la irtibatlandıran bazı kişi ve örgütlerin dünyanın çeşitli yerlerinde gerçekleştirdikleri terör saldırıları olmak üzere, genellikle Müslümanların tutum ve aktiviteleri gösterilmektedir. Şüphesiz, İslam’a ve Müslümanlara yönelik birtakım negatif yaklaşımların oluşmasında bizzat dünya üzerindeki Müslümanlardan kaynaklanan bazı faktörler rol oynayabilir. Ancak, bu çalışmada ortaya konmaya gayret edileceği gibi, Avrupa’da yükselen İslamofobinin öncelikli sebepleri Müslümanların tutumlarından ziyade 1990’lar sonrasının konjonktüründe Avrupa devlet ve toplumlarının kendi değerleriyle çelişen yaklaşımlarında ve Müslümanlara yönelik önyargılarında aranmalıdır

Anahtar Kelimeler

İslamofobi, Müslüman, Avrupa, Terör, Önyargı

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