New times, new winds? The European extreme right and Islam

Abstract

Since the turn of the millennium, academic research has pointed to anti-Muslim sentiment as a key feature of the European extreme right. This article discusses the background and validity of the term “Islamophobia”, as well as the coining and spread of the term “Eurabia” in extreme right ideology. We also examine how the concept of rising Muslim power in Europe has helped to alter extreme right ideology and forge new alliances across the political landscape.