According to European islamophobia report (EIR) 2018, there is an evolution of Islamophobic developments and incidents in European countries. Although most European countries deny the existence of Islamophobia, anti-Islam and anti-Muslim sentiment, the report demonstrates that racism and hate crimes against Muslims became widespread and began to normalize throughout Europe. In 2018, according to police statistics compared to the year before only there were 678 attacks on German Muslims, 40 attacks on mosques, 1,775 attacks on refugees, 173 attacks on asylum homes, and 95 attacks on aid workers. The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) and the Council of Europe’s annual report for 2018 stresses that “Islamophobia is still prevalent. In public discourse, Islam and Muslims continue to be associated with radicalization, violence and terrorism. There is, generally, only very little positive media coverage of Muslim communities in Europe. Islamophobic hatred is often spread via the Internet. Anti-Muslim sentiments are also regularly manifested in petitions and protest rallies against the construction of mosques. In many member states a dangerous ‘normalisation’ of Islamophobic prejudice can be observed.” At increasing Islamophobia in Europe contributed massively the latest years’ terrorist attacks and the current migration context in Europe. As are stigmatising and racist discourses, representing Muslims as the “enemy from within” who needs to be controlled and policed, and as threats to “European values” and the “European way of life”, which in practice actually only mean that diversity is not welcome in Europe. Instigating fear, prejudice and suspicion in the European population’s hearts and minds will only lead to further insecurity and violence, instead of creating resilient and trustful communities that can work together for a better future for all. From the other side, all this anti-Islam sentiment in Europe contribute in planting the seeds for radicalization among young Muslims and essentially helping terrorist organisations recruit by fuelling the narrative that Europe is anti-Islam. In fact, always more often, young Muslims feel disenfranchised and discriminated and when they see other Europeans applauding these antiMuslim sentiments, they receive the message that being Muslim is something to be ashamed of. Consequently, the main aim of “It’s about choice” is to equip youth workers with the skills and knowledge necessary to develop practical tools for combating Islamophobia and counteract the spread of negative ideas about Islam and Muslims in their local contexts.