While not every criticism of muslims or islam is necessarily islamophobic, anti-muslim sentiments expressed through the dominant group scapegoating and excluding muslims for the sake of power is. In 2014 integrationsverket defined islamophobia as "Racism and discrimination expressed towards muslims." a 2021 survey affiliated with newcastle university found that 83% of muslims in scotland said they experienced islamophobia such as verbal or physical attacks. 75% of them said islamophobia is a regular or everyday issue in scottish society and 78% believed it was getting worse.

The representative of oman said there is a clear reality, reflected in a number of resolutions, that islamophobia is a growing phenomenon affecting the rights of millions of people around the world. Covering up that phenomenon with different wordings such as “freedom of expression” will counteract the principles of the united nations. He stressed the need to avoid attacking the symbols of any religion or belief, stating that respect is an obligation and coexistence a necessity. The resolution demonstrates concerns regarding discrimination against muslims because of Islamophobia.

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… we would betray our values and play into our enemies’ hands if we were to treat muslims differently than anyone else. The representative of france, speaking on behalf of the european union and in explanation of position, said the russian government has shown its distain for human lives and humanitarian international law. In its 2 march resolution, the general assembly asked the russian federation to withdraw its forces from the borders of the ukraine. Thus, the bloc dissociated itself from the consensus to appoint the representative of the russian federation to the joint inspection unit, he said. Further, he said that the russian federation delegate, as a member of the unit, should carry out his duties in an independent manner, free of any politics.

The 2020 delhi riots, which left more than 50 dead and hundreds injured, were triggered by protests against a citizenship law seen by many critics as anti-muslim and part of prime minister narendra modi's hindu nationalist agenda. A report from australia has found that "Except for anglicans, all christian groups have islamophobia scores higher than the national average" and that "Among the followers of non-christian religious affiliations, buddhists and hindus have significantly higher islamophobia scores." the european network against racism reports that islamophobic crimes are on the increase in france, england and wales. In 2016, the european islamophobia report presented the "European islamophobia report 2015" at european parliament which analyzes the "Trends in the spread of islamophobia" in 25 european states in 2015.

While interpretation of religion can result in the oppression of women, it's usually rooted in other issues as well, mogahed said. "One of the key points to keep in mind is that culture often gets conflated with religion," chaudry said. Patriarchy and the oppression of women are issues that exist in all communities, not just muslim ones. “ coordinating and assisting in the preparation of that portion of the report required by clause of section 102 of the international religious freedom act of 1998 (22 u.S.C. 6412) relating to an assessment and description of the nature and extent of acts of islamophobia and islamophobic incitement.

As anti-semitism studies has shown, the etymological components of a word do not necessarily point to its complete meaning, nor how it is used. Islamophobia has become a well known term used in academia as much as in the public sphere. Islamophobia is about a dominant group of people aiming at seizing, stabilizing and widening their power by means of defining a scapegoat – real or invented – and excluding this scapegoat from the resources/rights/definition of a constructed 'we'. Islamophobia operates by constructing a static 'muslim' identity, which is attributed in negative terms and generalized for all muslims. At the same time, islamophobic images are fluid and vary in different contexts, because islamophobia tells us more about the islamophobe than it tells us about the muslims/islam.