Islamophobia, gender, migration, muslims, host countries, immigration, Donald Trump, citizenship test, xenophobia, migration policies, integration, prejudice, language, administrative system, racism, intersectionality
This presentation is about Islamophobia, Gender & Migration. While Islamophobia can be thought of as the fear of those who are Muslims or assumed to be Muslims, this discrimination and fear have increased and often been justified since the events of 9/11.
Migration, another aspect of my topic, is when people seek to move from one country to another due to the circumstances in their own countries, which can be varied, such as forced migration due to conflict, economics, climate change, etc., or voluntary migration for a variety of reasons.
This migration or the ability to have more mobility if one is Muslim is further affected by the migrant's gender and can present more challenges depending on where on the gender spectrum a person identifies male, female, trans, non-binary, etc.
[...] In addition, the veil is a subject of debate in Europe, and the Muslim women who wear it suffers the consequences. This vision of Muslim women serves as a justification of Islamophobia. Indeed, some Islamophobes claim to want to protect women's rights and freedom. For example, in Belgium, the Lower status of Muslim women in sharia law is brandished as a cultural characteristic threatening women's rights. In response, rules and law on scarves and burqa, for example, are proposed to save the democratic order, and to protect in the name of equality, the Muslim victims alienated from Islam. [...]
[...] Moreover, their applications are more often refused. What are some of the challenges Muslim migrants face once they migrate to the host countries? First of all, we see that Muslim migrants have difficulties of integration. Prejudice and Islamophobia are strong in host countries such as Europe and North America. Muslim men are thus seen as potential terrorists, and women as victims oppressed by Islam, seen as tyrannical and patriarchal. Muslim migrants are therefore subjected to xenophobia and discrimination by the population of the host country. [...]
[...] Then Muslim women combine sexism and Islamophobia in hiring. Hiring is just one example. In the same way, we can consider that Muslim women experienced Islamophobia and sexism throughout their migration experience whether it is during their entry into the country or during their integration. Last but not least, the migration experience of Muslims is complicated, first of all, because of Islamophobic migration policies, but also because of the prejudices very present in the minds of the populations of the host countries, which complicates integration. [...]
[...] So the Americans make the link between Muslim migrants and terrorists, and consider them as such. This has several consequences, such as difficulty in finding a job for example, because of the prejudices the employer may have. This integration is not facilitated by the language barrier as well as the ignorance of the system, especially administrative, in which these migrants arrive. However, these issues are not directly related to religion, but to the status of migrants itself. Islamophobia is the highest form of racism in the world today, which particularly handicaps Muslim migrants. [...]
[...] When considering the relationship between Islamophobia, Gender & Migration, I will focus on these questions: - What are some of the ways that Islamophobia impact on Migration? - What are some of the challenges they face once they migrate to the host countries? - Do men and women of Muslim origin or from Muslim countries have similar challenges in the process of migration? What are some of the ways that Islamophobia impact on Migration? Islamophobia can be seen as impacting migration. Indeed, there are strong Islamophobic positions regarding immigration in different countries. [...]
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