European Islamophobia and the Murder of Dr. Marwa Sherbini
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European Islamophobia A Creeping Threat: Analysis
Firas Al-Atraqchi
Posted: July 6, 2009 04:35 PM
The murder of Marwa Sherbini, a veiled (and pregnant) Egyptian woman, as she prepared to give evidence in a German courtroom against a man who physically assaulted her, has incensed the Muslim World and re-ignited the debate over whether Europe is a truly tolerant society or one on the cusp of xenophobic extremism.
Muslims say the attitudes which prevailed in early 20th century European history and gave rise to the Holocaust are similar in nature to the climate of intimidation and violence Muslim communities must increasingly endure in contemporary Europe.
Today, Muslims in Europe are seen as existing outside of a democratic culture. A resurgence of social Darwinism as applied to libertarian theory–that democratic ideals are inherently superior to ideals of other cultures–has alienated Muslims and created a cultural backlash against them.
A hostile view of Islam began in the 8th century when Muslims expanded into the Iberian Peninsula. Islam was rejected as a fundamental religion and seen as a direct challenge to Christianity; Muslims were seen as heretics and their prophet a diabolical fraud.
In Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, considered the pinnacle of Western literature in the 13th century, the Prophet Muhammad and his cousin Ali are cast to the ninth circle of Hell–one created for schismatics and sowers of discord.
In Giovanni Da Modena’s 1415 painting The Last Judgment, which adorns a cathedral in Bologna, the prophet is depicted as a scantily-clad, turbaned, and bearded man writhing in agony as he is pulled into hell by demons.
With Muslims’ increased migration to Europe, fear of an Eastern culture in the midst of Western ideals dominated the discourse.
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