The current global 'crisis' of the refugee movement has drawn to the forefront longstanding public worries about welcoming and accommodating refugees, especially in liberal democratic States. While religion is central to refuge, very little is known about the experiences of individuals seeking refugee protection on religious grounds and even the racialisation of religious identities within the asylum adjudication system. Drawing on ethnographic research with Christians from Pakistan, who are seeking asylum in the United Kingdom (UK), this paper explores the religious discrimination that this group faces within the context of the UK's current hostile environment. Findings reveal a complex issue of misdirected Islamophobia, along with other multi-layered forms of stereotyping. By exploring and engaging with these issues, the paper aims to highlight the complex 'borders' that those seeking protection on religious grounds have to negotiate as they move through the asylum adjudication system.

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通过宗教建立边界：穆斯林占多数的世界的基督徒在英国寻求庇护的案例研究

当前难民运动的全球“危机”已经引起了公众对欢迎和收容难民的长期担忧，尤其是在自由民主国家。虽然宗教是避难的核心，但人们对以宗教为由寻求难民保护的个人的经历，甚至庇护裁决系统内宗教身份的种族化知之甚少。本文利用对在英国 (UK) 寻求庇护的巴基斯坦基督徒的人种学研究，探讨了该群体在英国当前敌对环境的背景下面临的宗教歧视。调查结果揭示了一个错综复杂的伊斯兰恐惧症问题，以及其他多层次的刻板印象。通过探索和参与这些问题，