Kimball, Michelle
(2026)
Understanding Islamophobia: structural dynamics, internal challenges and strategic responses.
Intellectual Discourse, 34 (2).
pp. 499-503.
ISSN 0128-4878
E-ISSN 2289-5639
Abstract
This article synthesises discussions from the third roundtable of the Nexus Muslim Minorities Global Conference held at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) by the Peace, Dialogue and Xenophobia Studies Centre (PEDIXS). It was convened on 30 July 2025 under the theme “Voices of the Oppressed: Addressing Islamophobia and Internal Challenges in Muslim Communities.” Situating participant interventions within contemporary debates on Islamophobia, Orientalism, and postcolonial modernity, this report conceptualises Islamophobia as a multidimensional phenomenon encompassing structural discrimination, media distortion, cultural hierarchies, internalised marginalisation, and institutional fragmentation. It further examines strategic responses proposed at the forum, including narrative reclamation, intellectual renewal, technological engagement, and the establishment of a global data infrastructure — the Madani Muslim Minority Prosperity Index for Southeast Asia (M3PI SEA). The roundtable’s deliberations collectively advance a framework that moves beyond reactive condemnation toward constructive institutional strategy.
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