Anti-Muslim racism remains entrenched despite Muslim inclusion in imperial systems

Evidence

The Obama era therefore came to be characterized by a shift to liberal imperialism and liberal Islamophobia. The key characteristics of liberal Islamophobia are the rejection of the “clash of civilizations” thesis, the recognition that there are “good Muslims” with whom diplomatic relations can be forged, and a concomitant willingness to work with moderate Islamists. Liberal Islamophobia may be rhetorically gentler than conservative Islamophobia and (as we will see in chapter 10) the language of the “Islamophobic warriors,” but it is nonetheless racist and imperialist in that it takes for granted the “white man’s burden.” It doesn’t occur to the likes of Nye, Albright, and Haass that it is for ordinary people in the Middle East to make decisions about their societies. Self-determination does not enter their framework—and “benevolent supremacy” remains unquestioned. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 430 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Modern racism against Muslims persists through more polite, euphemistic policy language — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 749; Western anti-imperialist language was reserved for white Ukrainians; Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 430 (+28 more)

Related

• Liberal-reformist Islamophobia remains imperial racism cloaked in benevolence (similarity 0.90)
• Liberal anti-clash rhetoric remains imperial racism assuming US stewardship of Muslim societies (similarity 0.90)
• Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric (similarity 0.89)
• Liberal Islamophobia rejects clash rhetoric yet retains imperial paternalism toward Muslims (similarity 0.88)
• Anti-Muslim racism is structurally rooted in empire, not individual prejudice (similarity 0.86)
• Liberal Islamophobia includes Muslims only on imperial terms (similarity 0.86)
• Anti-Muslim racism is structural to empire rather than a fringe phenomenon. (similarity 0.85)
• Right-wing and liberal Islamophobia both serve imperial racism through exclusion and conditional inclusion. (similarity 0.85)
• Conservative and liberal approaches to Islamic extremism share a cultural-racist frame (similarity 0.85)
• Islamophobia is structural racism rooted in empire, not religious intolerance (similarity 0.85)
• Anti-Muslim racialization awaited actual imperial domination, not just ideology (similarity 0.85)
• Anti-Muslim racism is a persistent product of empire, not event-driven. (similarity 0.85)
• Liberal defenses of Muslims framed Islamophobia as intolerance, not empire-linked racism (similarity 0.84)
• Anti-Muslim racism operates as steady imperial practice, not only crisis response (similarity 0.84)
• US anti-Muslim racism emerged only with America’s imperial power in the Middle East (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric #corroborates (0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 430
• Structural utility, not ignorance, sustains Muslim racialization. #expands (0.60)
• Anti-Muslim sentiment operates independently of local political ideology #corroborates (0.55)
• Anti-Muslim sentiment persists regardless of local political ideology. #corroborates (0.55) — Saher Selod, Forever Suspect_ Racialized…, 119
• Socioeconomic status does not protect Muslims from racialization during war #expands (0.50)
• Colonized nationalists engaged with, rather than ignored, imposed imperial racial categories #exemplifies (0.50)
• Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice #corroborates (0.50)