Islamophobia and racial prejudice are entangled in distinct ways across Western contexts
Evidence
The report notes that racism and Islamophobia in the British context are often mixed together; as a result, anti-Muslim feelings and anti-Asian sentiment are often connected. In other Western contexts, it might be anti-Muslim and anti-Arab sentiments. When Muslims are involved, racist practices and prejudices get a pass. — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 64
Categorization
- XREF: Speaks to the reader’s question about how the report distinguishes religion from people/race, and whether the line holds. — connects to: European Muslims’ lower class standing sharpens Islamophobia more than America’s — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 709; Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice; Structural Islamophobia and structural racism share embedded institutional stereotypes — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 130 (+26 more)
Broader Connections
- Asian and American Islamophobia diverged according to each society’s domestic situation
#exemplifies(0.75) — Peter Gottschalk and Gabriel Greenberg, Common Heritage, Uncommon Fear, 18 - Anti-Palestinian racism historically produced Islamophobia in the United States
#exemplifies(0.70) — Evelyn Alsultany, Antisemitism and Islamophobia The…, 21 - Structural Islamophobia and structural racism share embedded institutional stereotypes
#corroborates(0.60) — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 130 - Islamophobic experience varies with race, gender, location, and regime type
#expands(0.60) - Anti-Blackness and Islamophobia assign deviance through parallel racializing logics
#expands(0.55) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1119 - Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice
#expands(0.50) - Islamophobia operates as cultural racism rooted in religion, culture, and ethnicity rather than biology.
#expands(0.50) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 92