ABSTRACT
This chapter presents insights as to how Muslim communities in Ireland feel this pernicious phenomenon can be challenged; focusing, in particular, on four thematic areas that emerged in the research process. These include: recognition; inclusion; support and protection; suggestions rooted in the voices of Muslim participants themselves. Ireland’s Muslim communities have experienced positive, rapid growth. In the late 1950s, the estimated number of Muslim men and women in Ireland, localised in Dublin, stood at around two–hundred individuals. In addition to dynamic growth, Ireland’s Muslim communities are also very diverse and include a range of ethno–national backgrounds. The findings from the survey phase of the study provided clear evidence of the presence of anti-Muslim racism in Ireland in the form of hostility and discrimination. The presence of these themes and indeed the statistical data above make plain the realities of anti–Muslim racism in Ireland and the manner in which they resonate internationally.
