Comments on: Islamophobia Part-1: It Exists http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Wed, 23 May 2012 07:02:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Amad http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-79234 Amad Tue, 26 Oct 2010 12:54:02 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-79234 Thanks, I hope I get to part-2 onwards some day :) Thanks, I hope I get to part-2 onwards some day :)

]]> By: Garo http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-79216 Garo Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:26:36 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-79216 Amad, It is an excellent article for being so precise in definition and analysis. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for the opportunity. Although you are correct in saying that the tragic events of 9/11 were "God-Sent" for the neoconservatives,expect a total rejection of your statement by people who think and believe like Janet. Amad,

It is an excellent article for being so precise in definition and analysis. I enjoyed reading it. Thank you for the opportunity.

Although you are correct in saying that the tragic events of 9/11 were “God-Sent” for the neoconservatives,expect a total rejection of your statement by people who think and believe like Janet.

]]> By: Updated-2 | In the Wake of "Obsession" Hate-DVDs: Muslim Children Gassed in Ohio Mosque | Sabbah Report http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-60990 Updated-2 | In the Wake of "Obsession" Hate-DVDs: Muslim Children Gassed in Ohio Mosque | Sabbah Report Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:49:04 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-60990 [...] for one, am not ready to buy it off as a coincidence. As I discussed in my post, Islamophobia already exists, the question is how widespread does Islamophobia become, and when the inevitable hate-crimes start [...] [...] for one, am not ready to buy it off as a coincidence. As I discussed in my post, Islamophobia already exists, the question is how widespread does Islamophobia become, and when the inevitable hate-crimes start [...]

]]> By: Janet http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-53661 Janet Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:18:25 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-53661 Amad, to say that 9/11 was "God-sent" to the right -wing to help spread anti-Islam thinking is truly outrageous. I can only suggest you are seeing things through your own warped lens; and this surely furthers the idea, for me at least, that Islamophobia is an idea with merit. I had better not look at this site any more, because I might start to hate Muslims! Amad, to say that 9/11 was “God-sent” to the right -wing to help spread anti-Islam thinking is truly outrageous. I can only suggest you are seeing things through your own warped lens; and this surely furthers the idea, for me at least, that Islamophobia is an idea with merit. I had better not look at this site any more, because I might start to hate Muslims!

]]> By: Janet http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-53659 Janet Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:56:06 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-53659 "Islamphobes" are not some kind of united entity with a mission. The expression has been made up to shame people who have reacted to Islamic terrorism with fear: maybe they will be next, maybe they can't trust their Muslim workmates, maybe those Muslims who say they are going to take over the world and subjugate the unbelievers wiil succeed, and all we have read about in the history of Islamic expansion is going to happen. Well, why not? It could happen. Islamic expansion tends to occer with violence, or if not violence, extreme pressure to convert. Islamophobia is a cleverly-devised word as it puts the onus on the person who is feeling fear rather than the people who are being frightening. All kinds of things are frightening, but my fear of them does not make me some kind of lunatic. Islamophobia is an agenda-laden word, designed to shame people and make them feel ithat they are irrational. When salesman try to sell me a new product, I am wary of his friendliness, but I don't have a "phobia" about salesmen. I am not impressed by Islam's message, and surely that is my right. But I am fearful because in many ways I am being told I HAVE TO buy the product, sooner or later. I don't want buy it, and I don't want to live by Islamic rules. But my mind is sound. Anti-Semitism is dislike of Jews. The word does not IMPLY inherent irrationality; it simply means dislike of Jews. It is racial. Islamophobia is a new, politically-correct concept ,meaning not "dislike" but excessive fear bordering on mania. But it is fear of something which has shown itself to be frightening. It has come about with the post-colonial resurgence of Islam, some adherents of which take great delight in being frightening to the rest of us. When people I know are NOT disturbed by Muslims carrying nasty banners in the street, shouting for the beheading of those who insult Islam, etc, I worry that we are not taking the threat of radical Islam seroiusly enough because we want to appear "cool". I am not "cool". I am wary of totalitarianism, religious or otherwise. Call me what you like. “Islamphobes” are not some kind of united entity with a mission. The expression has been made up to shame people who have reacted to Islamic terrorism with fear: maybe they will be next, maybe they can’t trust their Muslim workmates, maybe those Muslims who say they are going to take over the world and subjugate the unbelievers wiil succeed, and all we have read about in the history of Islamic expansion is going to happen. Well, why not? It could happen. Islamic expansion tends to occer with violence, or if not violence, extreme pressure to convert.

Islamophobia is a cleverly-devised word as it puts the onus on the person who is feeling fear rather than the people who are being frightening. All kinds of things are frightening, but my fear of them does not make me some kind of lunatic.

Islamophobia is an agenda-laden word, designed to shame people and make them feel ithat they are irrational. When salesman try to sell me a new product, I am wary of his friendliness, but I don’t have a “phobia” about salesmen. I am not impressed by Islam’s message, and surely that is my right. But I am fearful because in many ways I am being told I HAVE TO buy the product, sooner or later. I don’t want buy it, and I don’t want to live by Islamic rules. But my mind is sound.

Anti-Semitism is dislike of Jews. The word does not IMPLY inherent irrationality; it simply means dislike of Jews. It is racial. Islamophobia is a new, politically-correct concept ,meaning not “dislike” but excessive fear bordering on mania. But it is fear of something which has shown itself to be frightening. It has come about with the post-colonial resurgence of Islam, some adherents of which take great delight in being frightening to the rest of us. When people I know are NOT disturbed by Muslims carrying nasty banners in the street, shouting for the beheading of those who insult Islam, etc, I worry that we are not taking the threat of radical Islam seroiusly enough because we want to appear “cool”.

I am not “cool”. I am wary of totalitarianism, religious or otherwise. Call me what you like.

]]> By: Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr « Muslim Student Association at the University of Tennessee http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-47110 Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr « Muslim Student Association at the University of Tennessee Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:20:09 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-47110 [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...] [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...]

]]> By: Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr « Thoughts from a Muslimah http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-46460 Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr « Thoughts from a Muslimah Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:17:54 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-46460 [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...] [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...]

]]> By: Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr | MuslimMatters.org http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-46428 Marwa Sherbini: The Hijab Martyr | MuslimMatters.org Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:43:22 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-46428 [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...] [...] Islamophobia: a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims (see Islamophobia: It Exists). [...]

]]> By: Nine Muslim Passengers Removed from AirTran Flight | MuslimMatters.org http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-35471 Nine Muslim Passengers Removed from AirTran Flight | MuslimMatters.org Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:47:33 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-35471 [...] Islamophobia Part-1: It Exists Share This Article With Others: [...] [...] Islamophobia Part-1: It Exists Share This Article With Others: [...]

]]> By: In the Wake of “Obsession” Hate-DVDs: Muslim Children Gassed in Ohio Mosque | MuslimMatters.org http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-27421 In the Wake of “Obsession” Hate-DVDs: Muslim Children Gassed in Ohio Mosque | MuslimMatters.org Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:47:02 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/2007/12/10/islamophobia-part-1-it-exists/#comment-27421 [...] for one, am not ready to buy it off as a coincidence. As I discussed in my post, Islamophobia already exists, the question is how widespread does Islamophobia become, and when the inevitable hate-crimes start [...] [...] for one, am not ready to buy it off as a coincidence. As I discussed in my post, Islamophobia already exists, the question is how widespread does Islamophobia become, and when the inevitable hate-crimes start [...]

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