A well-funded network of professional Islamophobes drives anti-Muslim activism in America

Evidence

Pipes, Geller, and Spencer are the tip of the iceberg of anti-Muslim bloggers and activists in post-9/11 America. Much more could be said about other prominent participants in professional Islamophobia, such as Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese-born Christian and founder of ACT for America who equates all practicing Muslims with radical Islam, and Frank Gaffney and David Yerushalmi, both of whom head organizations that are responsible for spreading misinformation about Islam and that seek to enact anti-Muslim laws, including the infamous anti-Sharia legislation that began sweeping through state legislatures in 2010. Readers interested in learning more about this network of right-wing bloggers and activists, including the network’s sources of funding, amounting to over $40 million, from hardline conservative foundations and donors, would do well to read the Center for American Progress’s report from 2011 titled Fear, Inc.: The Roots of the Islamophobia Network in America. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 446

Categorization

• XREF: The $40 million funding figure and Fear, Inc. report connect to reader’s interest in the institutional scaffolding that turned religious rivalry into organized race-adjacent politics. — connects to: Social networks and protest stunts drove the anti-CFA movement’s visibility — Fanny Pigeaud_ Ndongo Samba Sylla, Africa’s Last Colonial Currency, 325; Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 435; Muslim American communities joined progressive movements only after being targeted — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 478 (+16 more)

Broader Connections

• Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear #expands (0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 435
• Among American Muslims who said it has become more difficult to be a Muslim in the U.S. in recent years, the second most-answered reason for this was ‘negative media portrayals.’ In addition, 53%… #exemplifies (0.75)
• Prominent Islamophobes like Pamela Gellar, Robert Spencer, Daniel Pipes, Steven Emerson, and Frank Gaffney, as well as others, portray jihad as Muslims’ attempt to force non-Muslims to convert to… #exemplifies (0.75)
• The media’s attraction materially amplifies professional Islamophobes’ reach #expands (0.70) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 493
• Homegrown terrorism hysteria enabled far-right Islamophobes to seize the national debate. #expands (0.50) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 511
• Muslim American communities joined progressive movements only after being targeted #complicates (0.35) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 478