How the world sees the Muslems?
The myth of Islamic terrorism is also directly reflected in stereotypes about ethnic groups. All three new ethnic minorities in Bulgaria, coming from areas with predominantly Muslim population - Albanians, Arabs and Kurds - are qualified as "terrorists". In all three groups, the stereotype "terrorists" is reinforced by stereotypes such as (religious) "fanatics," "warlike," or "aggressive." This is a great example of religious stereotyping since labor immigrants and refugees are precisely those who are most willing to give up part of their cultural specifics and accept the cultural specificities of the country they are seeking shelter.
Moreover, a significant part of the Albanians who live in Bulgaria is Christians or atheists. Christians are also a significant part of the Arabs coming from Syria and Lebanon. In other words, not only is it illegal to place a sign of equality between terrorism and Islam, but also the stereotype that Muslims living in Bulgaria are Albanians and Arabs is essentially untrue.
