This study examines Islamophobically motivated attacks against mosques. The purpose of this study has been to analyze the legal protection for Muslim groups, and explicate the underlying causes of the mosques' vulnerable situation. Violence against collective groups is criminalized in the Penal Code with the intention of counteracting racial discrimination and preventing future racial persecution. The law recognizes the protection of Muslims in order to promote the principle of the equal value and dignity of human beings. By conducting a discourse analysis of the representation of Muslims during crusades and colonization, it has been possible to understand the rise of Islamophobia. The study’s result and analysis have shown that intolerance towards Muslims is strongly linked to racism and postcolonial theory. By testing the theories and descriptively establishing the applicable law, the picture of the mosques' vulnerable situation is explained. This study provides a clear picture that attacks on mosques with Islamophobic motives are a rights issue that needs a broader discussion based on a human rights perspective.