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)
Related
- Anti-terror and immigration policies become conflated in framing Muslims as foreign enemies (similarity 0.86)
- The clash-of-civilizations lens drives even liberals toward illiberal anti-Muslim policies (similarity 0.84)
- Counter-jihad campaigns have spread across Western countries and infected mainstream politics. (similarity 0.84)
- Anti-immigration writers frame Muslim immigration as religious warfare on Western civilization (similarity 0.83)
- Islamophobia flourishes on both the nativist right and among self-proclaimed liberals (similarity 0.83)
- Counter-jihad mobilizations are triggered by local cultural anxieties, not national crises (similarity 0.81)
- European counter-jihadism spans both populist parties and street movements. (similarity 0.81)
- Anti-Islam mobilization forms a transnational organized political movement, not mere prejudice. (similarity 0.80)
- Islamic challenge forged the collective identity of ‘the West’ (similarity 0.80)
- Counter-radicalization conflates perpetrators’ religion with causes of terrorism. (similarity 0.80)
- Anti-Muslim mobilizations form a transnational movement with distinct ideology and policy reach. (similarity 0.80)
- The Islam-is-violent frame deflects attention from empire’s violence (similarity 0.80)
- Demographic projections of Muslim growth are reframed as an intentional weapon against the West. (similarity 0.80)
- Counterterrorism rhetoric masks an offensive campaign against Muslims. (similarity 0.80)
- Soft power frames the war on terror as an ideological struggle within Islam itself. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Anti-immigration writers frame Muslim immigration as religious warfare on Western civilization
#expands(0.90) — Margaret Hodson, Baby Jihad, 31 - Anti-terror and immigration policies become conflated in framing Muslims as foreign enemies
#exemplifies(0.85) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 580 - Clash of civilizations framing located terrorism’s cause within Islam itself
#expands(0.85) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 266 - Clash-of-civilizations rhetoric ideologically legitimized both foreign wars and domestic attacks
#expands(0.80) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 421