Open AccessIslamophobia, Health, and Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review
Author(s) -
Goleen Samari,
Héctor E. Alcalá,
Mienah Zulfacar Sharif
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2018.304402
Subject(s) - islamophobia , racialization , racism , immigration , public health , gender studies , population , political science , aotearoa , islam , sociology , psychology , criminology , medicine , geography , demography , law , race (biology) , nursing , archaeology
In 2017, a "Muslim ban" on immigrants to the United States was coupled with a continued rise in Islamophobia and hate crimes toward Muslims. Islamophobia undermines health equity, yet delineating the effects of Islamophobia globally is challenging as it affects a myriad of groups (geographically, racially, and socially). Additionally, stereotypes equate all Muslims with populations from the Middle East and South Asia. To date, health research pays insufficient attention to Islamophobia, Muslims, and those racialized to be Muslim.