Islamophobia is a serious problem that has found its way from real life into the world of Second Life, said Drowned Pharaoh, owner of Tasneem Center for introduction to Islam inside the virtual world.

This came in one of the events prepared by IslamOnline.net inside its virtual tent in Second Life.

Pharaoh, a British Muslim, explained how he came to encounter Islamophobia many years ago when he was working as a teacher. He used to carpool with his co-workers who would spend the trip bad-mouthing Muslims in the school.

"I think that some of the students might have been responsible for some of this bad image they had of Islam," said Pharaoh. "However, I soon realized that must of it was to do with the media."

The session was attended by many Muslims from different countries around the world. Many commented they were shocked at the stories that Pharaoh told. He commented that the most recent attack of  Islamophobia was the attacks carried out against IslamOnline.net's Ramadan tent where the session was being held.

"Islamophobia inside SL takes on one of two forms. Sometimes it's sporadic and chaotic with no pattern, but other times there are groups organized who want to fight not only Islam, but any religion in-world," explained Pharaoh.

He then went on to explain to the audience how they should act in order to counter Islamophobia and how to display all the good qualities of Islam to the others.

"Islamophobia is a result of ignorance. That is what we need to fight."

The 60-minutes session resulted in the creation of a special group inside Second Life to fight Islamophobia. Pharaoh created the group as a result to the large demand from the audience to help introduce Islam to non-Muslims and explain to them what it is all about.

If you would like to visit IslamOnline.net's Ramadan tent inside Second Life, click here.