Ms. Ayesha Chaudhry at the Canadian Heritage Committee

On September 25th, 2017. See this statement in context.

September 25th, 2017 / 3:45 p.m.

Associate Professor and Chairholder of Canada Research Chair in Religion, Law and Social Justice, As an Individual

I think a lot of definitions of Islamophobia have been floating around. Dr. Jasmin Zine has a great definition of Islamophobia when she talks about widespread ideological and systemic expressions of Islamophobia. It's based on the fear of Muslims, but it's not restricted to a hyperbolic fear of Muslims.

I think her definition is sufficient, and I support it. I haven't come up with a definition of Islamophobia. I think in her use of that term and in her framing of it she thinks anti-Muslim is an expression of Islamophobia, but Islamophobia is broader than that.

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