This paper analyzes how Muslims, as a religious community in the Republic of Cyprus, became an object of discrimination.
Furthermore, the paper tries to understand and describe how Muslims’ daily lives are as a minority in the country through
a case study approach. The study found that Islamophobic incidents often occur in the form of hate speech and
discrimination in the workplace, schools, and even government institutions. These Islamophobic behaviors are an attempt to
securitize Islam on the island. Moreover, prominent figures like political and religious leaders actively contribute to the
phenomena of this securitization. Although religious freedom is protected by law, the Christian Greek Cypriot is not ready
to accept multiculturalism. Thus, both government and society, and the community must support each other in bringing about
peace in the country
2023-01-22