Islamophobia

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, Islamophobia has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Daily Show (Oct 2026). Named as a tactic used in Republican messaging during the campaign; Stewart condemns Islamophobic appeals to voters.

Islamophobia, also referred to as anti-Muslim or anti-Islamic sentiment, is the irrational fear of, hostility towards, or hatred of the religion of Islam or Muslims in general. Islamophobia is characterised as a form of religious or cultural bigotry in which Muslims are stereotyped as a geopolitical threat or a source of terrorism. Muslims, with diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds on a worldwide scale, are often inaccurately portrayed by Islamophobes as a single homogeneous racial group.