Rabhi, AhlemGhennam, Fatima2018-03-132018-03-132013http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2426With the increase of muslim immigrants in the Western countries in the last few decades,hostility and discrimination toward Muslims enlarged in a large scale especially after September 11. So, the concept of Islamophobia, the general fear from Islam and Muslims, becomes deep-rooted in the West and this concept is used to justify the unreasonable acts of non-muslims toward muslims. Though the term Islamophobia is new, the Western hatred andrage toward Muslims were found in the early contacts between islam and christianity. Thiscontact shaped the negative stereotypes toward muslims and strengthened hatred toward them; therefore, normalizing the unfair treatments toward muslims in the West. Thereby, this research aims at clarifying the meaning of Islamophobia and its origins. It also describes the real situation of muslim immigrants in the West before the attacks of the 9/11 and the impact of these events in the growing discrimination and violent acts toward them. The research attempts to unveil the situation under which the muslim diasporas live especially american muslims through explaining how Islamophobia is interpreted. Thereafter, the dissertation focuses on the reaction of muslims in the West toward others’ discrimination and prejudice. Moreover, it suggests some solutions and strategies proposed by scholars to eliminate the wrong stereotypes toward Muslims and decreasing tensions between the two societies to build intercultural dialogue between the West and Islam and therefore lessening Islamophobia in the Western societies.enIslamophobiaAttentat : (11 septembre 2001) : (Etats Unis)Other