Religious Hate Crimes in the U.S. Penal System

Islamophobia refers to fear, hatred or discrimination against the religion of Islam or Muslims, especially when viewed as a geopolitical force or source of terrorism. Many scholars see Islamophobia as a form of xenophobia or racism. The question we are looking for in this article is whether Islamophobia can be placed under the category of hate crimes. The findings of this research, which were conducted by descriptive-analytical method and by collecting information from library sources, indicate that Islamophobia is equivalent to racism and in other words, in the United States we are faced with a race called Muslim regardless of other components related to race. To combat this view, a regulation has been adopted to counter religious hate behavior.