Islamophobia in Everyday Racial Encounters in Barcelona
This article explores Islamophobia in everyday racial encounters in Barcelona and its emotional impact on Maghrebi communities in Spain. The rejection of Maghrebi individuals-primarily from Morocco-remains a persistent form of racism and anti-Muslim sentiment in the Spanish context. This racializati...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:318762 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/318762 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/soc4.70091 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Emotions Everyday racism Islamophobia Mixedness Racial encounters Spain |
| Resumo: | This article explores Islamophobia in everyday racial encounters in Barcelona and its emotional impact on Maghrebi communities in Spain. The rejection of Maghrebi individuals-primarily from Morocco-remains a persistent form of racism and anti-Muslim sentiment in the Spanish context. This racialization process relies on visible and stereotypical markers that reproduce colonial and essentialist representations of the "Moor." Drawing on 26 in-depth interviews with racialized youth (both Muslim and non-Muslim), the study analyses how daily experiences of Islamophobia in public and shared urban spaces shape emotional responses. These range from discomfort and fear to resilience, agency, and resistance. The findings highlight how intersecting systems of power-race, gender, and religion-structure emotional experiences and access to public space in Barcelona. Ultimately, this research underscores the importance of lived experience in exposing and challenging structural Islamophobia and racism in Spain, contributing to broader debates on racialization, urban exclusion, and the emotional dimensions of everyday discrimination. |
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