Contemporary Islamophobia is a colonial-era construction intensified by recent events

Evidence

This chapter focuses on the concepts and terminology surrounding Islamophobia and hate crime, and argues that contemporary Islamophobia is a reflection of a historical Islamophobic phenomenon which was constructed in colonial times, but which has increased significantly in recent times, creating a deeper resentment, hostility and fear of Islam and of Muslims than existed before. — Irene Zempi and Imran Awan, Islamophobia, 17

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the colonial-archive and racism-predating-capitalism threads in Along the Archival Grain and Black Marxism.
• ADDENDUM: Directly supports ‘Complaints About Immodesty Go Way Back’ by framing moral hostility as a long-constructed lineage rather than a recent panic.