Edit request on  February      Definition of Islamophobia  Literal Definition of Phobia phobia fb A persistent abnormal and irrational fear of a specific thing or situation that compels one to avoid it despite the awareness and reassurance that it is not dangeroushttpdictionaryreferencecombrowsePhobia   According to the Organisation of The Islamic Conference  Islamophobia signifies the contemporary proliferation of discrimination against Muslims and distortion of Islam and is partly due to the ignorance and lack of understanding of Islam in the West It would be an unfortunate error in judgment in believing that Islam is linked to terror that it is intolerant of other religious beliefs that its values and practices are not democratic that it favors repression of freedom of expression and undermining human rightshttpwwwoicociorguploadsfileIslamphobiaIslamophobiarepMaypdf