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Demographic jihad or population jihad [1] is a purported phenomenon in which Muslims migrate to or have many children in a particular region in order to demographically and otherwise dominate it.
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. [2] [3]
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. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Jemaah Tarbiyah movement in Indonesia has advocated for the Islamization of society by encouraging the formation of Islamic families. [8]
Islamophobia in general has mobilized voters in European countries, and united far-right groups across various Western nations. [9]
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; [10] it has been noted that these anti-Muslim sentiments are echoed historically by antisemitic sentiments within Europe. [11] [12]
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. [13]
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