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,
Religion and Peace Statistics
... and which are the most violent countries according to the Global Peace Index 2016 (Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Peace_Index , in May 2017):
Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Sudan, Lybia, Pakistan, Republic Congo, Russia, North Korea, Nigeria, Palestine, Colombia, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel
Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Central African Republic, Ukraine, Sudan, Lybia, Pakistan, Republic Congo, Russia, North Korea, Nigeria, Palestine, Colombia, Lebanon, Turkey, Israel
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