The Gaza Strip has been under siege by the Israeli entity since 2007 which has imposed a land, air, and sea blockade; all of which are in violation of international law. Gaza is one of the world's most densely populated areas with a population of 2.3 million people in an area of about 140 square miles.

 While the term was coined in the early 20th century, Islamophobia has been a politically-motivated phenomenon for centuries. Rooted in an agenda that invokes fear of a “clash of civilizations” between the East and the West, Islamophobia must be critically examined through the socio-political conditions that have allowed for the persistence of anti-Islam and anti-Muslim hate throughout Europe and the Western world.