Report shows ‘Islamophobia industry’ has become transnational
TORONTO (AA) – A study conducted in Canada has revealed the networks that funded Islamophobia, as it “has become a transnational sector.”
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Jasmin Zine, a professor of Sociology, Religion and Culture, and the Muslim Studies Option at Wilfrid Laurier University, said the Islamophobia industry has a market of $1.5 billion in the US only.
Zine and her team concluded the 127-page report in four years. The report says the market is coordinated by 39 US-based organizations.
“Islamophobia networks are transnational. They’re not just in Canada or the United States. A lot of funding for this industry comes from the US, and some of the studies there show it’s a $1.5 billion market in total. Some of this support is promoting anti-Islamic propaganda,” Zine said, adding that it has also infiltrated Canada.
She further noted the transnational ties among actors influencing Islamophobia in Europe and elsewhere, adding that such ties also “strengthen the power of these networks and allow them to spread their disinformation and misinformation far more widely.”
Citing her report, Zine affirmed that “media outlets” are one of the major actors in the “Islamophobia industry.”
Zine will present her report at the International Islamophobia Conference to be held by Ibn Haldun University in June 2023 in Istanbul.
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