How to name it: Prejudice or Phobia?

An extreme fear of a particular thing or situation, especially one that cannot be reasonably explained is the description of what phobia is. Speaking of the word “phobia” as in arachnophobia or claustrophobia, it subconsciously implies, whether true or not, a negative association with the word used together. Similarly, using the word Islamophobia may not make people reflect on Islam as a positive term. Is it like spider or darkness? Muslims should not contribute to negative wording. What’s more, if one to claim that people are being Islamophobic, he has to prove that this totally stems from irrational and extreme fear which is different from prejudice. I prefer to hear anti-Muslim prejudice.

One should question their (anti-Muslim prejudiced people's) source of behaviour and motive of why they do. Why do they behave so, due to the lack of knowledge, blind hatred, or irrational fear or else? I personally experienced many dialogues with people, who are so called “Islamophobes”, and I realized that they had nothing to do with Islamophobia. They only need to have enough knowledge of what Islam is and adequate explanation of what Muslims do. After being explained and their questions answered, they do scarcely have bad images in their mind any more. The brief explanation of the essence of Islam significantly changes the expression in their faces. They relax when they listen to you and their prejudice against Muslims decreases and turns into neutral, and most of the time even gets better.