Islamophobia-phobia

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In an article called "Fighting Islamophobia: A Response to Critics", Assistant Professor Deepa Kumar writes that the modern-day demonization of Arabs and Muslims by US politicians and others is racist and Islamophobic, and employed in support of an unjust war. About the public impact of this rhetoric, she says that "One of the consequences of the relentless attacks on Islam and Muslims by politicians and the media is that Islamophobic sentiment is on the rise." She also chides some "people on the left" for using the same "Islamophobic logic as the Bush regime". She concludes with the statement "At times like this, people of conscience need to organize and speak out against Islamophobia."[71]

Johann Hari of The Independent has criticized the use of the term by organizations like Islamophobia Watch, arguing that liberal Muslims interested in reform are left unsupported because people fear being accused of Islamophobia.[72] Writing in the New Humanist, philosopher Piers Benn suggests that people who fear the rise of Islamophobia foster an environment "not intellectually or morally healthy", to the point that what he calls "Islamophobia-phobia" can undermine "critical scrutiny of Islam as somehow impolite, or ignorant of the religion's true nature."[73] The New Criterion editor Roger Kimball argues that the word "Islamophobia" is a misnomer. "A phobia describes an irrational fear, and it is axiomatic that fearing the effects of radical Islam is not irrational, but on the contrary very well-founded indeed, so that if you want to speak of a legitimate phobia... ...we should speak instead of Islamophobia-phobia, the fear of and revulsion towards Islamophobia."[74]

Islamophobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is from wiki - I know.

I was just thinking about how "Islamophobia" seems to be the buzzword insult of month thrown around by the liberal elite. Is it really an insult? Do people care if they are labeled as such whether it is or isn't true?

Will "Islamophobic rhetoric" be considered hate speech and outlawed as they are trying to do in parts of Europe? The U.N. would like to see that.

Following is the text of the statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the film Fitna:

I condemn, in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders’ offensively anti-Islamic film. There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here. I acknowledge the efforts of the Government of the Netherlands to stop the broadcast of this film, and appeal for calm to those understandably offended by it. Freedom must always be accompanied by social responsibility.

The United Nations is the centre of the world’s efforts to advance mutual respect, understanding and dialogue. We must also recognize that the real fault line is not between Muslim and Western societies, as some would have us believe, but between small minorities of extremists on different sides with a vested interest in stirring hostility and conflict.

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HATE SPEECH OR INCITEMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN STRONG CONDEMNATION OF ‘ANTI-ISLAMIC’ FILM

 

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In an article called "Fighting Islamophobia: A Response to Critics", Assistant Professor Deepa Kumar writes that the modern-day demonization of Arabs and Muslims by US politicians and others is racist and Islamophobic, and employed in support of an unjust war. About the public impact of this rhetoric, she says that "One of the consequences of the relentless attacks on Islam and Muslims by politicians and the media is that Islamophobic sentiment is on the rise." She also chides some "people on the left" for using the same "Islamophobic logic as the Bush regime". She concludes with the statement "At times like this, people of conscience need to organize and speak out against Islamophobia."[71]

Johann Hari of The Independent has criticized the use of the term by organizations like Islamophobia Watch, arguing that liberal Muslims interested in reform are left unsupported because people fear being accused of Islamophobia.[72] Writing in the New Humanist, philosopher Piers Benn suggests that people who fear the rise of Islamophobia foster an environment "not intellectually or morally healthy", to the point that what he calls "Islamophobia-phobia" can undermine "critical scrutiny of Islam as somehow impolite, or ignorant of the religion's true nature."[73] The New Criterion editor Roger Kimball argues that the word "Islamophobia" is a misnomer. "A phobia describes an irrational fear, and it is axiomatic that fearing the effects of radical Islam is not irrational, but on the contrary very well-founded indeed, so that if you want to speak of a legitimate phobia... ...we should speak instead of Islamophobia-phobia, the fear of and revulsion towards Islamophobia."[74]

Islamophobia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is from wiki - I know.

I was just thinking about how "Islamophobia" seems to be the buzzword insult of month thrown around by the liberal elite. Is it really an insult? Do people care if they are labeled as such whether it is or isn't true?

Will "Islamophobic rhetoric" be considered hate speech and outlawed as they are trying to do in parts of Europe? The U.N. would like to see that.

Following is the text of the statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the film Fitna:

I condemn, in the strongest terms, the airing of Geert Wilders’ offensively anti-Islamic film. There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here. I acknowledge the efforts of the Government of the Netherlands to stop the broadcast of this film, and appeal for calm to those understandably offended by it. Freedom must always be accompanied by social responsibility.

The United Nations is the centre of the world’s efforts to advance mutual respect, understanding and dialogue. We must also recognize that the real fault line is not between Muslim and Western societies, as some would have us believe, but between small minorities of extremists on different sides with a vested interest in stirring hostility and conflict.

NO JUSTIFICATION FOR HATE SPEECH OR INCITEMENT, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN STRONG CONDEMNATION OF ‘ANTI-ISLAMIC’ FILM

Islamophobia is the left's way of siding with the enemy without feeling guilty about it.

 

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Is burning a Koran "Islamophobic" or is deciding not to in fear of Muslim outrage "Islamophobic"? Is protesting the mosque "Islamophobic" or claiming that doing so would threaten national security "Islamophobic"? Is showing Mohammed on South Park or editing the cartoon out of fear..?

It seems to be the word is hardly an insult no matter which side you are on. Nothing "irrational" about that.

 

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Is burning a Koran "Islamophobic" or is deciding not to in fear of Muslim outrage "Islamophobic"? Is protesting the mosque "Islamophobic" or claiming that doing so would threaten national security "Islamophobic"? Is showing Mohammed on South Park or editing the cartoon out of fear..?

It seems to be the word is hardly an insult no matter which side you are on. Nothing "irrational" about that.

If they continue to use the word it will take on negative connotations similar to homophobia.