Counter-jihad ideology frames Islam as a hostile alien culture invading the west

Evidence

A key aspect of the ideology is that it is premised on a vision of western crisis and conspiratorial narratives of left-wing collusion with Muslims to bring about the ‘Islamization’ of the west. It relies on the idea of Islam as a hostile ‘alien’ culture. — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 141

Categorization

  • QUESTION: How does this counter-jihad ideology relate to Bleich’s ‘indiscriminate negative attitudes’ definition — is the ideological framing a different animal from everyday prejudice?
  • XREF: connects to: Islamic challenge forged the collective identity of ‘the West’; Counter-jihad conspiratorial narratives can motivate individual acts of extreme violence. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 544; Counter-jihad campaigns have spread across Western countries and infected mainstream politics. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 146 (+8 more)

Broader Connections