ISLAMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE FACING MUSLIMS AND U.S. COLLEGE CAMPUSES DURING THE ONGOING WAR IN GAZA

Authors

  • Haider Rifaat Hussain Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaii, USA.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52337/pjer.v7i3.1145

Keywords:

Islamophobic violence in the United States, Israel and Palestine war, Gaza, Freedom

Abstract

Antisemitism and islamophobia are both deplorable sentiments that fuel violence. Since the resurgence of the Israel-Palestine war in 2023, Islamophobic violence in the United States surged dramatically, witnessing a 178 percent increase following the events of October 7 with 3,578 anti-Muslim complaints recorded. This paper aims to spotlight Islamophobic violence in the United States by presenting profiles of hate crimes facing minority Muslims in the country, including a hijabi woman harassed by an Israeli faculty member at Arizona State University, a six-year-old Muslim boy who was fatally stabbed 26 times while his mother sustained multiple injuries, and a group of Muslims of Palestinian descent being verbally harassed and shot with guns. Non-Muslim students also emerged as victims of Islamophobic violence for supporting Palestinians across American college campuses.

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Published

2024-09-30

How to Cite

Haider Rifaat Hussain. (2024). ISLAMOPHOBIC VIOLENCE FACING MUSLIMS AND U.S. COLLEGE CAMPUSES DURING THE ONGOING WAR IN GAZA. Pakistan Journal of Educational Research, 7(3), 23–36. https://doi.org/10.52337/pjer.v7i3.1145