Islamophobia is the fear and hatred against the religion of Islam and Muslims. First, I think the main cause for Islamophobia is the portrayal of Muslims in the media. Indeed, they are portrayed as people to be feared and people adhering to a violent religion. Moreover, this image of Islam and Muslims worsened with the events of 9/11. Muslims were generalized and American Muslims were categorized with the terrorists as if they were to be feared by association. With the terrorist attack, the news outlets portrayed the people responsible as Muslims, followers of Islam, and people of Middle…