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Demographic jihad

Islamophobic conspiracy theory

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ125167278
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Demographic jihad or population jihad is a purported phenomenon in which Muslims migrate to or have many children in a particular region in order to achieve demographic and perceived political or social dominance.

India

Hindu nationalists often claim that Muslim population growth is greatly outstripping the Hindu majority's population growth in India; however, the data suggests that Muslim population growth rates are converging rapidly with Hindu population growth rates.

Southeast Asia

Buddhist regions

Significant violence has occurred against Muslim minorities in Buddhist nations within Southeast Asia, with a common rationale being the fear that Muslims are trying to outbreed the Buddhist population, including by raping Buddhist women.

Muslim regions

The Jemaah Tarbiyah movement in Indonesia has advocated for the Islamization of society by encouraging the formation of Islamic families.

The West

Europe

European countries have taken in many refugees and migrants from Muslim-majority countries in recent decades, with far-right groups alleging that Muslim immigration will overwhelm Europe's historically Christian demographics; it has been noted that these anti-Muslim sentiments are echoed historically by antisemitic sentiments within Europe.

In the Czech Republic, some groups have alleged that demographic jihad against Europe is being assisted by European NGOs and corrupt politicians, with two-thirds of Czechs seeing Islam as a threat.

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Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Demographic jihad” is islamophobic conspiracy theory. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Demographic, jihad and Islamophobic, not as a finished interpretation.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current 207-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. For this dossier, Demographic, jihad and Islamophobic is the immediate research focus.
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