Ex-Muslim status with anti-Islam messaging is a profitable career strategy
Evidence
A whole slew of people, mostly “ex-Muslims,” have played a role in the legitimation of anti-Muslim racism. It is profitable to be an ex-Muslim because of the lucrative book deals, honoraria to speak at private and state-funded conferences, access to a wide network of media for selfpublicity, and the ability to make connections to people in positions of power who can help advance careers. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 702 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
What is especially remarkable, with all the money flowing into this propaganda machine, is how profitable it can be to bash Muslims. A reporter for The Tennesseean , Bob Smietana, noticed how much attention the Murfreesboro mosque controversy was getting from outside groups, and his investigative reporting unearthed a veritable treasure trove of money being made by key players on the anti-Islam circuit. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 30 (
#corroborates, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Ex-Muslim identity functions as a profitable career asset in the Islamophobia industry. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 702; Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 435; Performative Islamophobia serves career motives rather than conviction — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 372 (+5 more)
Related
- Ex-Muslim identity functions as a profitable career asset in the Islamophobia industry. (similarity 0.97)
- Being an ex-Muslim critic of Islam is a profitable career in the Islamophobia industry (similarity 0.88)
- Anti-Muslim activism is a lucrative enterprise for its promoters. (similarity 0.87)
- Anti-Islam activism is itself a profitable industry, not just ideology (similarity 0.81)
- Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear (similarity 0.80)
- Performative Islamophobia serves career motives rather than conviction (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Ex-Muslim identity functions as a profitable career asset in the Islamophobia industry.
#corroborates(0.98) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 702 - Anti-Muslim activism is a lucrative enterprise for its promoters.
#corroborates(0.92) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 30 - Anti-Islam activism is itself a profitable industry, not just ideology
#corroborates(0.90) - Performative Islamophobia serves career motives rather than conviction
#corroborates(0.85) — Peter Morey, Islamophobia and the Novel, 372 - Professional Islamophobia is a career path of deliberately manufacturing anti-Muslim fear
#complicates(0.82) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 435 - Professional Islamophobia is defined by overt demonization and career incentives for provocation
#corroborates(0.80) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 492 - Anti-Muslim pandering profits while ignoring the permanence of European Muslims
#qualifies(0.75) — Arsalan Iftikhar, Fear of a Muslim Planet_ Global…, 561