Inside this report

Since we were first founded, HOPE not hate has challenged anti-Muslim prejudice wherever it arises.

In this section we look at structural Islamophobia, including profiles of over 200 anti-Muslim individuals and organisations from dozens of countries around the world. Split across six thematic categories, this report provides an extensive survey of the forces that propagate anti-Muslim hatred across the West.

Introduction

This section focuses specifically on individuals and organisations actively promulgating Islamophobic ideas, rather than structural Islamophobia.

Definitions

Our definitions of Islamophobia and counter-jihadism as used throughout this report.

Key
Players

Profiles of the top 16 players on the international Islamophobia scene. Between them they run the majority of the major anti-Muslim organisations and organise major international events.

The
Ideas
Engine

An overview of the key individuals and platforms that have helped to shape Islamophobic discourse.

International
Counter-jihadism

The main international organisations that made up the first wave of the ‘counter-jihad’ movement.

Anti-Muslim
street protest
movements

The main European networks that engage in anti-Muslim demonstrations, as well as other groups of note from North America and Australia.

Wider scene
country by
country

The largest section, this includes country by country listings of people and organisations that may not be pure counter-jihadists, but nevertheless contribute to the anti-Muslim movement

Traditional
far right

Profiles of traditional far-right parties and individuals, listed by country, that have built anti-Muslim hatred into a pre-existing ideology of racism and fascism.

Mainstreaming of anti-Muslim hatred

Over the last decade, talk of a Muslim ‘invasion’ posing a threat to Western civilisation has moved from the fringes into the parliamentary chambers of Europe.

The international Islamophobia scene

Inside this report

Introduction

Definitions

Key Players

The Ideas Engine

International Counter-jihadism

Anti-Muslim street protest movements

Wider scene country by country

Traditional far right