Islamophobia is sustained and justified by the myths we tell/are told about Muslims. This factsheet addresses some of these narratives, assessing their legitimacy using statistics/facts:

• “Islam promotes violence and Muslims are violent.”
• “Islam oppresses women and Muslims are misogynistic.”
• “Islam is homophobic/transphobic, and Muslims are intolerant of queer/trans people.”
• “Sharia law is a barbaric punitive system and we must safeguard against its imposition here.”