Conducting the workshop on how to prevent and deal with Islamophobia

Islamophobia is a form of rejection, aversion and hostility towards Islam and everything related to it – real or not, that is, supposedly related even if it is not; and towards Muslims that in certain circumstances can be combined – that is, not necessarily – with forms of religious intolerance, racism, xenophobia… It manifests itself in the form of prejudice, discrimination, offenses, aggressions and violence.

The workshop that took place yesterday, Tuesday 4, at the headquarters of the Mosque Foundation of Seville, tried to clarify concepts about what Islamophobia is, who it affects, how it manifests itself and what can be done to prevent and denounce it when it occurs.

The workshop was organized by the Moroccan Association for the Integration of Immigrants in collaboration with the Mosque Foundation of Seville, and was given by Rocio and Ana, who in addition to this one, teach other workshops on Islamophobia in different institutions, schools, etc.

The participants in the workshop had the opportunity to express and contrast their opinions as well as delve into what Islamophobia is and what it affects, since despite being a phenomenon that has been given a name recently, its effects can be seen far beyond the immediate present, as when we talk about historical Islamophobia.

From the Mosque Foundation of Seville we would like to thank all the members of the Moroccan Association for the Integration of Immigrants, especially Ana and Rocio, as well as all the participants who made this useful and constructive event possible.