This international edited volume examines the rise of global Islamophobia in the War on Terror across the global North and South, its impact on Muslims and Muslim communities, and resistance confronting it.

Introduction: understanding Islamophobia across the global North and South in the context of the War on Terror - Naved Bakali and Farid HafezPart I: Islamophobia in settler societies1 The racialised logics of Islamophobia in Canada - Uzma Jamil2 Islamophobia in Australia: racialising the Muslim subject through War on Terror tropes in public, media and political discourse - Derya Iner and Peter McManus3 The mainstreaming of Islamophobia in US politics - Todd GreenPart II: Islamophobia in former imperial states4 Islamophobia in the Netherlands: constructing mythologies surrounding reverse colonisation and Islamisation through politics and protest movements - Leyla Yildirim5 Criminalising Muslim political agency from colonial times to today: the case of Austria - Farid Hafez6 Islamophobia in the UK: the vicious cycle of institutionalised racism and reinforcing the Muslim ‘other’ - Tahir Abbas7 ‘French-style’ Islamophobia: from historical roots to electioneering exploitation - Francois BurgatPart III: Islamophobia in formally colonised states from the Global South8 The framing of Muslims as threatening ‘others’ in the tri-border region of Brazil-Argentina-Paraguay - Silvia Montenegro9 Think-tanks and the news media’s contribution in the construction of Islamophobia in South Africa - Mohamed Natheem HendricksPart IV: Islamophobia at the ‘breaking point’10 India, Islamophobia, and the Hindutva playbook - Farhan Mujahid Chak11 Islamophobia and anti-Uyghur racism in China - Sean R. Roberts12 The Rohingya genocide through the prism of War on Terror logic - Naved BakaliIndex

The so-called ‘War on Terror’ ushered in a new era of anti-Muslim bias and racism. Anti-Muslim racism, or Islamophobia, is influenced by local economies, power structures, and histories. However, the War on Terror, a conflict undefined by time and place, with a homogenised Muslim ‘other’ as the enemy, has contributed to a global Islamophobic narrative.This edited volume examines manifestations of Islamophobia across multiple international settings, from Europe and North America to India, China and Myanmar. Contributors investigate the localised histories, conflicts, and contemporary geopolitical realities that have influenced and textured the ways that Islamophobia has manifested. This ranges from limited instances of racial violence and hate crimes to more pronounced, co-dependent relations between interpersonal and institutional racism that have culminated in genocide.Critically engaging with the complex evolution of Islamophobia throughout the War on Terror, the book provides up-to-date accounts and analysis of Islamophobia across the global North and South and analyses its impact on the political landscape of different countries. It also explores resistance and the need for activism that confronts interpersonal and institutional racism, with the aim of constructing a more coherent narrative to challenge Islamophobia.