Publisher's Synopsis
The purpose of this case study research project is to understand the lived experience of Muslim women in the United States who wear/wore hijab and have been subjected to bigotry, hatred, and discrimination because of their faith, in other words,
Muslim women who have been victims of Islamophobia. This study uses an interpretive psychoanalytic case study methodology (Tolleson, 1996) in order to explore and understand the experiences of the women participants. Islamophobia is generally defined as "unfounded hostility towards Muslims, and therefore fear or dislike of all or most Muslims" (Mehdi, 2017, p. 222). Islamophobia is a widespread phenomenon adversely impacting the lives of many Muslims around the world every day. It is perpetrated in bothimplicit and explicit actions and the effects on the recipients can vastly vary.
