Islamophobia is a form of racism: Islamophobia is a recently coined term that is used to describe the growing fear of Muslims or specific groups considered associated with Islam. As a new term, the validity of Islamophobia is still widely debated, although its causes and characteristics are disputed. This term was coined to refer to the events following the September 11 attacks in light of people's attitudes towards Muslims and those associated with Islam. In reality, after the dust settled following the attacks, the United States witnessed a new gesture of nationalism and racism soon followed, which are usually sides of the same coin (Rose, 2013). In light of these developments, the question of whether Islamophobia is a form of racism has generated arguments and counterarguments in support and opposition to this claim. People who consider Islamophobia to be a form of racism have made their case for various reasons, including the division and exclusion associated with fear of Muslims. In contrast, opponents have argued that Islamophobia is not a form of racism due to the lack of a clear link between the term and racism, as well as the fact that Islam is not a race but a religion. An analysis of these arguments and counterarguments reveals that Islamophobia is a form of racism, particularly cultural racism. Arguments to support the statement: Although Islamophobia is not based on overtly biological prejudices, it is a form of racism because it divides the world on the basis of superior and inferior cultures (Lean, 2012). The division of the globe based on superior and inferior cultures due to Islamophobia is evident in the fact that Western countries, especially the Bri...... center of paper ......a term referring to the fear of Muslims, especially after the September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. Although it has been widely used, there are numerous debates as to whether the phenomenon is a form of racism. Some of the arguments raised in support of this statement include that it causes division, involves the use of violence, involves projecting the negative attributes of some onto the entire religion, treating Muslims as suspect citizens, and government inaction in preventing and reducing has spread. Conversely, arguments against this claim include the lack of any connection between the concept and racism, the fact that Islam is not a race, stop and search statistics, and the difficulty in determining what makes an attack racist . An analysis of these arguments and counterarguments reveals that Islamophobia is a form of racism because it primarily involves cultural racism.