The Runnymede Trust defines Islamophobia as a form of racism against Muslims

Evidence

Definition: Islamophobia is anti-Muslim racism. … Longer definition: Islamophobia is any distinction, exclusion, or restriction towards, or preference against, Muslims (or those perceived to be Muslims) that has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 53

Categorization

• DEFINE: The core operative definition — short and longer forms — that anchors this text in the racialization camp of the definitional debate.
• XREF: Directly parallels the UN definition of racism that it borrows from; also sits against Bleich’s neutral social-scientific concept and Halliday’s ‘anti-Muslimism’ critique. — connects to: Runnymede’s core aim is countering monolith views of Islam — Runnymede Trust, Islamophobia: A Challenge for Us All, 49; The Runnymede report classed Islamophobia as racism without defining it as racism — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 264; The 1997 Runnymede report defined Islamophobia as faith-based discrimination beyond ethnicity — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia: Still a Challenge for Us…, 185 (+8 more)

Related

• The Runnymede report classed Islamophobia as racism without defining it as racism (similarity 0.93)
• The 1997 Runnymede definition fused hostility to Islam with discrimination against Muslims (similarity 0.93)
• Islamophobia is best understood and countered as a form of anti-Muslim racism. (similarity 0.92)
• The 1997 Runnymede report defined Islamophobia as faith-based discrimination beyond ethnicity (similarity 0.91)
• Islamophobia is defined as anti-Muslim racism, not merely fear or dislike (similarity 0.91)
• The Runnymede report defines Islamophobia inconsistently across sentiment, prejudice, and discrimination. (similarity 0.91)
• The Runnymede report introduced Islamophobia as marking Muslim-specific experience beyond shared discrimination. (similarity 0.91)
• Runnymede’s 1997 Islamophobia framework is a liberal construct defining harm as unfounded hostility (similarity 0.90)
• Runnymede defines Islamophobia as closed views of Islam (similarity 0.90)
• Runnymede redirects the term’s focus toward discrimination and exclusion (similarity 0.90)
• Islamophobia as a term originally means unfounded hostility toward Islam, not structural racism. (similarity 0.90)
• Runnymede’s 1997 definition founded but did not fix the field’s usage (similarity 0.90)
• The Runnymede definition conflates Islamophobia’s effects with its core (similarity 0.89)
• The term Islamophobia originated in a 1991 Runnymede Trust report (similarity 0.89)
• The Runnymede model so dominated Islamophobia discourse that it escaped critical scrutiny (similarity 0.89)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia is defined as anti-Muslim racism, not merely fear or dislike #corroborates (0.95) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 48
• Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice #corroborates (0.85)
• The Runnymede report classed Islamophobia as racism without defining it as racism #complicates (0.80) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 264
• The 1997 Runnymede definition fused hostility to Islam with discrimination against Muslims #expands (0.80) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 158
• The 1997 Runnymede report defined Islamophobia as faith-based discrimination beyond ethnicity #expands (0.75) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 185
• The term ‘Islamophobia’ conflates criticism of Islam with hatred of Muslims #complicates (0.75) — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 651