ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT

ISLAMOPHOBIA IN Hungary
THE AUTHOR
Zsolt Sereghy is a doctoral candidate at the Institute for Political Science, Vienna
University, Austria. His current research focuses on the nexus between Europe’s
Muslim communities, migration, and political and medial securitisation. He holds
a Magister degree in Oriental Studies from the Vienna University and an M.Litt.
degree in Middle Eastern and Central Asian Security Studies from the University of
St Andrews, Scotland. His research interests include the securitisation of Islam and
Muslim migrant communities in Europe, as well as Middle East politics in general
and Lebanese politics, educational policies and pop culture in particular. Sereghy
published a number of articles, most recently ‘Vienna Must Not Become Istanbul
– The Securitization of Islam and Muslims in Austria’ (in: Suleiman, Yasir (ed.),
Muslims in the UK and Europe , Centre for Islamic Studies of the University of
Cambridge, May 2014). Currently, Sereghy is also working on a project exploring
socio-political activism in Lebanese pop culture. He resides in Beirut and Vienna.
zsolt.sereghy@gmail.com
Disclaimer: Statements of fact and opinion in the national reports of the European
Islamophobia Report are those of the respective authors. They are not the expression
of the editors or the funding institutions. No representation, either expressed or implied,
is made of the accuracy of the material in the national reports. The editors of
the European Islamophobia Report cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability
for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The reader must make his or
her own evaluation of the accuracy and appropriateness of the material.
To cite this report: Zsolt Sereghy (2016): Islamophobia in Hungary: National Report 2015, in: Enes
Bayraklı & Farid Hafez, European Islamophobia Report 2015, Istanbul, SETA, 2016.
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