Islamophobia, fears and prejudices of Spanish society. Three Cultures Foundation, Seville.

On the occasion of the signing of the collaboration agreement between the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation and the Islamic Culture Foundation (FUNCI), on September 22 the round table ‘Islamophobia, fears and prejudices of Spanish society’ was held to analyze the increase in incidents against the Muslim population in Spain.
Likewise, it was an attempt to respond to some of the myths or false ideas that circulate most among those who promote Islamophobia, to counteract the prejudices, stigmas and erroneous beliefs that generate hostility towards Islam.
In recent years, we are seeing how this type of racism towards the Muslim population is on the rise.
Insults, cyberhatred, rumours… are some of the various forms under which Islamophobia is expressed.
In this context, the table intended, after a presentation on the current expansion of this type of discrimination, to dismantle those clichés or myths about Islam that cause the most prejudices and controversies.
Alfonso Casani, researcher at FUNCI, participated in the round table, presenting the results of the report “Islamophobia in Spain. National Report 2015” published in April 2016; Abdelaali Bariki, president of the Azarquiel Association; and Juan Ramón Jiménez, PhD in Education Sciences from the University of Seville and professor in the Department of Education at the University of Huelva. More information: Alfonso Casani Herranz, ‘Islamophobia in Spain. National Report 2015‘, EuropeanIslamophobia Report 2015 (Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research, 2016) Alfonso Casani Herranz is a researcher at the ‘Islamic Culture Foundation’ (FUNCI).
Author of the report Islamophobia in Spain. , currently working on the ‘Twistislamophobia‘ project of FUNCI and has collaborated on its book Islam and Constitutionalism: an open dialogue.
He is a PhD candidate in the Department of Arab and Islamic Studies and Oriental Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid and a member of the research group ‘Taller de Estudios Internacionales Mediterráneos’ (TEIM) and the ‘Grupo de Estudios sobre las Sociedades Arabes y Muslims’ (GRESAM). Juan Ramón Jiménez Vicioso is a pedagogue, PhD in Education Sciences from the University of Seville and professor in the Department of Education at the University of Huelva.
For 5 years she has directed the Master’s Degree in Intercultural Education and participated in different research projects, training seminars, courses and publications on this subject.
He is currently Deputy Director of the ‘Center for Research in Migrations’ (CIM) and a member of the Anti-Rumor Network of Andalusia. Abdelaali Bariki is pharmacist and social activist, current president of the Azarquiel cultural association of the Moroccan university community in Spain.
Blogger and speaker on issues of interculturality, Arab-Muslim and Andalusian culture.
The event was attended by Hajj Khalid Nieto, director of communication of the Mosque Foundation of Seville. http://www.tresculturas.org/noticia/islamofobia-miedos-prejuicios-la-sociedad-espanola/