Examining Why Islamophobia Is Harmful;
There was this one time that my mom and her friend were walking on a hike up near Seattle. They came across a woman walking a dog, the dog was off its leash, which was illegal since the park had signs everywhere indicating that 'NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED OFF-LEASH'. Since my mom has never liked dogs, she decided to avoid the woman walking her pet and stand to side, instead of understanding and being respectful of my mom's decision, the woman merely scoffed at her and her friend and commented: "Well these people clearly don't like dogs," indicating at both of their scarves upon their heads. The woman was white, she was breaking the law and being a racist, and no, Muslims can like dogs and have them as pets. This is just one instance of Islamophobia within its smallest form. Why is Islamophobia harmful, and how does this topic not get brought up enough in schools? In general, Islamophobia has always been a very 'sensitive' topic, th