An acknowledged Muslim or Islamic element is the defining criterion of Islamophobia

Evidence

If Islamophobia therefore exists, it must be necessary for that ‘certain identifiable phenomenon’ to have an acknowledged ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islamic’ element, albeit one that might be either explicit or implicit, overtly expressed or covertly implied, even just merely nuanced where ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islamic’ might be understood or framed in such ways that ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islamic’ might be made known through meanings that are ‘theological’, ‘social’, ‘cultural’, ‘racial’ and so on, never necessarily even specifically naming or mentioning either ‘Muslims’ or ‘Islam’ but providing enough nuanced meaning to clearly suggests such. It must therefore be this ‘Islamic’ or ‘Muslim’ element that solely codifies what may and may not legitimately be defined and conceptualised as being Islamophobia, irrespective of the subsequent overlap or interaction with other similar phenomena. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 776

Categorization

• DEFINE: Sets out Allen’s central definitional criterion: the explicit or implicit Muslim/Islamic element is what uniquely codifies Islamophobia, distinguishing it from the 2017 Runnymede racialization turn and Bleich’s neutral concept-formation.
• QUESTION: Does Allen’s ‘solely this Islamic element’ criterion end up clashing with Erik Bleich’s more measurable attitude-based definition? Worth probing in the final chapter.
• XREF: connects to: Islamophobic presumption attaches to anyone perceived as Muslim, regardless of belief or practice. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 473; Islamophobia centers on recognition of Muslim-ness and its ideological meaning — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 574; Efforts to define Islam are what define understanding of Islamophobia — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 415 (+4 more)

Related

• Islamophobia requires an acknowledged Muslim or Islamic element to be identified. (similarity 0.93)
• Islamophobia centers on recognition of Muslim-ness and its ideological meaning (similarity 0.92)
• Efforts to define Islam are what define understanding of Islamophobia (similarity 0.90)
• Islamophobia is an ideology sustaining negative meaning about Muslims. (similarity 0.88)
• Islamophobia’s contestation stems from a failure to define or conceptualise it. (similarity 0.88)
• Islamophobia is an ideology, not a set of actions or practices (similarity 0.87)
• Islamophobia is best understood as an ideology akin to racism (similarity 0.86)
• A valid Islamophobia concept must avoid essentialising Muslims or Islam. (similarity 0.86)
• Contested definitions of Islamophobia deepen the rift over its existence (similarity 0.86)
• Defining Islamophobia requires abandoning checklists of identifying criteria. (similarity 0.86)
• Islamophobia is the meaning disseminated about Muslims and Islam rather than any single act (similarity 0.86)
• The term Islamophobia demands a better-grounded, contestable definition (similarity 0.86)
• Defining Islamophobia as ‘unfounded’ makes its denial subjectively defensible (similarity 0.86)
• The OED’s first cited use defined Islamophobia as a directed anti-Muslim phenomenon (similarity 0.86)
• Islamophobia should be analyzed as power-relations rather than as error about Islam. (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia requires an acknowledged Muslim or Islamic element to be identified. #corroborates (0.96) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 911
• Early expert critiques demanded distinguishing Islam from Muslims in defining Islamophobia #qualifies (0.75) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 270
• The term Islamophobia demands a better-grounded, contestable definition #expands (0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 102
• Islamophobia is the meaning disseminated about Muslims and Islam rather than any single act #complicates (0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 818