Gendered Islamophobia

A specific form of Islamophobia that operates through gendered stereotypes, assigning distinct and distorted tropes to Muslim men and women—framing men as terrorists or threats and veiled women as oppressed victims requiring state rescue or saving. It describes how discrimination against Muslims is structured through gender, imposing the most extreme caricatures on visibly Muslim women.

Claims that use this term

• Gendered Islamophobia names discrimination targeting Muslim women
• Gendered Islamophobia assigns opposite tropes to Muslim women and men
• Gendered Islamophobia imposes the most distorted stereotypes on veiled Muslim women.
• Gendered Islamophobia casts Muslim men as terrorists and women as victims needing saving
• Gendered Islamophobia casts Muslim women as victims needing state rescue