
I choose this picture because In the United States and across the globe, there has been a growing prevalence of Anti-Muslim sentiments. The recent increase in Islamophobia has led to a call for a public health perspective that takes into account the stigmatized identity of Muslim Americans and the health implications of discrimination towards them. By utilizing a framework that considers stigma, discrimination, and health, it is possible to expand the conversation about Islamophobia to include its impact on the health of Muslim Americans. Islamophobia has the potential to negatively impact health through disrupting multiple systems, including individual stress reactivity and identity concealment, interpersonal social relationships and socialization processes, and structural institutional policies and media coverage. It is important to recognize Islamophobia as a source of negative health outcomes and health disparities, and future public health research should explore the complex pathways between Islamophobia and population health.