Due to terrorist attacks and failures of integration in Western societies, the tension between majority social groups and Muslim immigrants is increasing, which often leads to verbal and physical violence. Many organisations have been established to monitor perceived and real attacks against Muslims, and often accuse not only those who hurl the insults, but also politicians and public figures who speak critically about Islam, of “Islamophobia”. In the absence of a universally accepted definition, the accusation of “Islamophobia”, as well as its dismissal, have now become political weapons, and the discourse is now dominated by the extremes on both sides

Due to terrorist attacks, mass migration, and challenges of integration, fear of cultural loss and other reasons – not the mention the activity of fearmongers –
antipathy towards Muslims, and Islam in general, is constantly on the increase in some Western societies. Some sociological research examining this topic views this
simply as a result of the increase in the number of Muslims in European countries. Others see it as largely counterproductive that, due to various government measures
and institutional policies, the visibility of Muslims in public life and the public sphere far exceeds their actual numbers, so people perceive the Muslim presence
and cultural influence to be greater than it actually is. Still others see the antipathy as a symptom of frustration with multicultural societies.