Islamophobia flourishes on both the nativist right and among self-proclaimed liberals

Evidence

On the one side there is the nativist sentiment that immigration undermines social cohesion and erodes our sense of national identity. Islam, in particular, elicits such fear. Many view Islam through the lens of the ‘clash of civilizations’, a perspective that leads politicians and commentators – not just on the right but self-proclaimed liberals too – towards deeply illiberal arguments: insisting, for instance, that Muslim immigration must be limited, or that racial profiling is necessary in the ‘war on terror’, or that it is not possible to be racist against Muslims because Muslims are not a ‘race’. — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 689

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘clash of civilizations’ framing and the ‘Muslims aren’t a race so can’t face racism’ argument mark this as squarely inside the Runnymede/anti-Muslim-racism camp in the definitional debate, directly opposed to Bleich’s neutral concept-formation. — connects to: Liberal and far-right Islamophobia converge on gender rights claims against Muslim culture — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 560; Liberal gatekeeping defines authentic Muslim identity from outside — A. Hussain, N. Meer, Framing Muslim Integration, 667; Islamophobia includes polite liberal variants, not only conservative conspiracy theories — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 48 (+15 more)

Related

• The clash-of-civilizations lens drives even liberals toward illiberal anti-Muslim policies (similarity 0.92)
• Islamophobia spans liberal and conservative mainstreams, not just the fringe right (similarity 0.89)
• Liberal Islamophobia rejects clash rhetoric yet retains imperial paternalism toward Muslims (similarity 0.88)
• Conservative and liberal approaches to Islamic extremism share a cultural-racist frame (similarity 0.88)
• Liberal defenses of Muslims framed Islamophobia as intolerance, not empire-linked racism (similarity 0.87)
• Culturalist framing of Islam enables respectable liberal Islamophobia (similarity 0.87)
• Liberal and conservative Islamophobia jointly enable far-right conspiracy theories (similarity 0.87)
• Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric (similarity 0.86)
• US Islamophobia has liberal and conservative wings, both imperial (similarity 0.85)
• Liberal-reformist Islamophobia remains imperial racism cloaked in benevolence (similarity 0.85)
• Liberal and far-right Islamophobia converge on gender rights claims against Muslim culture (similarity 0.85)
• Liberal Islamophobia includes Muslims only on imperial terms (similarity 0.85)
• Islamophobia is increasingly theorized as a form of racism rather than mere religious prejudice (similarity 0.85)
• Framing Islamism as European-rooted ideology shields liberals from racism charges (similarity 0.85)
• Liberal anti-clash rhetoric remains imperial racism assuming US stewardship of Muslim societies (similarity 0.84)

Broader Connections

• Islamophobia includes polite liberal variants, not only conservative conspiracy theories #corroborates (0.95) — Carl W. Ernst, Islamophobia in America_ The Anatomy of…, 48
• Liberal Islamophobia is racist and imperialist despite its gentler rhetoric #corroborates (0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 430
• Culturalist framing of Islam enables respectable liberal Islamophobia #expands (0.78) — Runnymede Trust (ed. Farah Elahi & Omar Khan), Islamophobia, 167
• Right-wing Islamophobes are structurally embedded rather than marginal figures #corroborates (0.78) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 34
• Liberal Islamophobia under Obama worsened conditions for Muslims at home and abroad #exemplifies (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 436
• Liberal containment of Islamophobia serves counterinsurgency strategy, not tolerance #corroborates (0.75) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 574