Abstract

This chapter spatialises the key characteristics of gendered Islamophobia using a scalar perspective to demonstrate the complex ways that Islamophobia functions within and across different geographical scales. We draw attention to the embodied and digital nature of gendered Islamophobia, its operation in neighbourhoods, communities and cities, and its presence in national and global contexts. We build upon two studies to do this. The first was a study of the political participation of young Muslims and the second was an inquiry into the issue of Islamophobia as part of the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group on Tackling Islamophobia. The findings of both studies highlighted that gendered Islamophobia remains a key issue when it comes to tackling Islamophobia. We conclude by considering the ways in which gendered Islamophobia is resisted and responded to in creative and engaging ways by those who experience it.