The Refugee Crisis and Islamophobia

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Series Details Vol.17, No.4, Autumn 2015, p19-26
Publication Date November 2015
ISSN 1302-177X
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Abstract:
In the face of Europe's biggest refugee crisis since WWII, many right wing and centrist politicians are using Islamophobia as a way to leverage policy-making in the West, to the detriment of human rights. The refugee crisis is just that - not an attempt by Muslims to ‘take over’ or ‘take down’ the West, but a crisis of people - of all religious and ethnic backgrounds - to flee from terror.

At the same time, it reflects a crisis within Europe, which fights with itself how to define Europe in terms of openness and closeness to refugees knocking at the doors of Europe.

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ESO: Information Guide: European Migration Challenges http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-guide-european-migration-challenges/

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