Criticism of Concept and Use
Although the term is widely recognized and used, the use of the term, its construction and the concept itself have been widely criticized. Roland Imhoff and Julia Recker write that "... few concepts have been debated as heatedly over the last ten years as the term Islamophobia." Other studies report similar widespread challenges in the use and meaning of the term.
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