ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT

EUROPEAN ISLAMOPHOBIA REPORT 2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2015, Islamophobia was on rise due to numerous terrorist attacks, instability
in the Middle East, and the so-called ‘refugee crisis’. There were several cases of
Islamophobia in this period in Croatia, connected to the murder of a Croatian
citizen in Egypt, the refugee route through Croatia, and the use of Islamophobic
discourse for political purposes. However, one can claim that the historical
relations with Muslims, the media and political awareness, and a solid legislative
framework block the appearance of stronger popular forms of Islamophobia in
the country. This experience might be used as a ‘Croatian model’, an example of
a country with a positive legislative framework and the presense of cooperation
with the Islamic community instead of its alienation as a separate and hostile
minority. This model can also act as a boundary for potential Islamophobia in the
future based on Zagreb’s Declaration of European Muslims.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IN CROATIAN
Islamofobija je tijekom 2015. bila u porastu uslijed brojnih terorističkih napada,
nestabilnosti na Bliskom istoku i izbjegličke krize. Hrvatska je u to vrijeme doživjela
nekoliko slučajeva islamofobije, povezane s ubojstvom Hrvata u Egiptu, izbjegličke
rute preko Hrvatske i upotrebe islamofobije u političke svrhe. Ipak, povijesni odnosi
s muslimanima, svjesnost medija i politike, te dobar zakonodavni okvir spašavaju
Hrvatsku od snažnije islamofobije. Potrebno je iskoristiti to iskustvo kako bi se
postavio “hrvatski model” a ujedno spriječila pojava islamofobije u budućnosti.
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