A possible reason for Islamophobia is the widespread violence against children in many muslim countries. The following chart from the UNICEF publication "A familiar Face" (2017) can be compared with the Wikipedia article "Islam by country":
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Religion and Violence against Children
UNICEF Study "Hidden in Plain Sight" about violence against children states in Figure 5.4 in which countries children experienced severe physical punishment:
Top ranked are some of the most religious countries:
Yemen, Egypt, Chad, Afghanistan, Republic Congo, Central African Republic, Vanuatu, Nigeria, Tunisia, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Iraq, Congo, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Syria,
Top ranked are some of the most religious countries:
Yemen, Egypt, Chad, Afghanistan, Republic Congo, Central African Republic, Vanuatu, Nigeria, Tunisia, Niger, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Cameroon, Iraq, Congo, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Syria,
The most Religious Countries
If you are a religious person, maybe you also want to live in the most religious countries - according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Importance_of_religion_by_country (May 2017):
Sri Lanka, Malawi, Indonesia, Yemen, Niger, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somaliland, Somalia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Laos, Guinea, Morocco, Egypt, Comoros, Thailand
Sri Lanka, Malawi, Indonesia, Yemen, Niger, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Burundi, Djibouti, Mauritania, Somaliland, Somalia, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Laos, Guinea, Morocco, Egypt, Comoros, Thailand
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