Feminist group’s mere office-sharing triggered the smear branding Almontaser a jihadist

Evidence

The New York Post carried a story that stated that the T-shirt was “apparently a call for a Gaza-style uprising in the Big Apple.” Almontaser’s efforts to explain the meaning and significance of the term intifada were countered with an ADL spokesperson who called AWAAM “an active supporter of the terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas.” The usual suspects all chimed in and the pressure mounted. After enduring an intense campaign of personal harassment and intimidation, Almontaser was forced to resign when her former supporter Mayor Bloomberg caved. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 532 (#responds-to, via linked claim)

Some, like Pamela Geller and Phyllis Chesler, are women and far from an exception; they constitute part of the organized cadre engaging the creation and dissemination of Islamophobic discourses, sometimes but not always with a focus on women. The presence and central role of these women is acknowledged (beyond just gender-inclusive language) in “Fear Inc.,” which on at least two occasions speaks of “men and women” promoting anti-Muslim sentiments. — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 548 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Women form an organized cadre producing Islamophobic discourse — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 548; Islamophobic rhetoric becomes hardest to challenge when feminist spokespersons adopt it — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 560; Media distortion plus ADL pressure forced Almontaser’s resignation when Bloomberg caved. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 532 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Media distortion plus ADL pressure forced Almontaser’s resignation when Bloomberg caved. #responds-to (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 532
• The Almontaser ouster taught the network a reusable playbook against elected officials #expands (0.80)
• Women form an organized cadre producing Islamophobic discourse #expands (0.78) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 548
• Islamophobic rhetoric becomes hardest to challenge when feminist spokespersons adopt it #complicates (0.72) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 560