Islam is not foreign to New Zealand or antithetical to its values
Evidence
But for Linda, the word “activist” was ultimately a synonym for Muslim. The philanthropic obligations mandated by her faith, in the country she loved, went hand in hand. Islam was not foreign to New Zealand, or antithetical to its values, and Linda’s actions and very being represented that more lucidly than any manifesto could revise or deny. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1005
Categorization
Category: Factual Claims
- XREF: Counter-claim against the global ‘Muslims are foreign invaders’ canon the book traces across India, China, and France.
Related
- A white New Zealand woman embraced the Muslim community her nation’s history displaced (similarity 0.81)
- A head of state can publicly recast Islam as part of national identity. (similarity 0.80)
- Islamophobia punishes Muslim identity in some states and Muslim practice in others (similarity 0.79)
- White supremacy in Australia and New Zealand drives political Islamophobia in both settler states (similarity 0.78)
- Charity obligations drew a New Zealand woman to convert to Islam. (similarity 0.78)